Jill Tiefenthaler

Jill Tiefenthaler
Jill Tiefenthaler
13th President of Colorado College
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 2011
Preceded by	Dick Celeste
Personal details
Born	1965; Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	Saint Mary's College (B.A.); Duke University (M.A, Ph.D)

Jill Tiefenthaler (born 1965) is a professor of economics and, since July 2011, the 13th president of Colorado College, succeeding Dick Celeste.[1] Previously, she was provost at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.[2]

Early life and career

Tiefenthaler is the daughter of a popcorn farmer[1] from Breda, Iowa. In 1987, she earned her bachelor's degree in economics from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. She received her master's and doctoral degrees in economics from Duke University in 1989 and 1991, respectively.[3] Tiefenthaler joined the faculty of Colgate University in Hamilton, New York in 1991. Eventually becoming professor of economics and senior adviser to the president, she chaired the economics department from 2000 to 2003, and from 2003 to 2006 she served as associate dean of the faculty.

Tiefenthaler is a scholar in the discipline of the economics of higher education.[4]

President of Colorado College

During her first year at Colorado College, Tiefenthaler undertook a "Year of Listening" to gather broad community input about the college's strengths, challenges, and opportunities.[5] Over the year, she visited Colorado Springs, Boulder, Denver, Boston, Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Greenwich, Connecticut, and New York to gather over 2,000 comments about what makes Colorado College a distinct liberal arts college. She then went on to be president, where she earned the loving nickname Chief Tief from students.

Tenure with the National Geographic Society

On January 14th, 2020, Tiefenthaler announced she would be stepping down as President of Colorado College to become CEO of the National Geographic Society.[6]

Personal life

Tiefenthaler is married to Kevin Rask, an economics research professor at Colorado College. They have two children.[5]

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References

Tosches, Rich (September 26, 2012). "From tears to hopes at CC". Colorado Springs Independent. The Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
"Woman of Influence: Jill Tiefenthaler". 2012-09-21.
http://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/presidentsoffice/bio.dot
"Economics and Affordability | the Future of the Liberal Arts College".
"Colorado College president's double duty benefits class". 2012-02-18.
"CC President Jill Tiefenthaler Named Head of National Geographic Society • Colorado College". Colorado College. 14 January 2020.

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[Tears-1] Tosches, Rich (September 26, 2012). "From tears to hopes at CC". Colorado Springs Independent. The Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2012-10-18.

[2] "Woman of Influence: Jill Tiefenthaler". 2012-09-21.

[3] ttp://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/presidentsoffice/bio.dot

[4] "Economics and Affordability | the Future of the Liberal Arts College".

[denverpost-5] "Colorado College president's double duty benefits class". 2012-02-18.

[="ColoradoCollege"-6] "CC President Jill Tiefenthaler Named Head of National Geographic Society • Colorado College". Colorado College. 14 January 2020.