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A. Lee Fritschler
Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education
In office
November 17, 1999 – 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byDavid Longanecker
Succeeded bySally L. Stroup
26th President of
Dickinson College
In office
1987 – June 30, 1999
Preceded bySamuel A. Banks
Succeeded byWilliam Durden
Postal Rate Commission
Chairman & Commissioner
In office
July 31, 1979 – August 31, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byKieran O'Doherty
Succeeded byHenry R. Folsom
Personal details
Born (1937-05-05) May 5, 1937 (age 87)
Schenectady, New York
Spouse(s)
Aliceann Wohlbruck
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(m. 1961; div. 1976)​

Susan Torrence
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(m. 1977)​
[citation needed]
Children3
Alma materUnion College (BS)
Syracuse University (MPA, PhD)

Allen Lee Fritschler (born 1937) is an American higher education administrator who has held a wide range of positions throughout his career. He served as the President of Dickinson College, Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education under President Clinton, and head director at the Brookings Institution's Center for Public Policy Education. He is an emeritus professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University

Early life and education

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Allen Lee Fritschler was born to of George A. and Jane E. (Green) Fritschler on May 5, 1937, in Schenectady, New York. He graduated from the Union College in 1959 with degrees in economics and political science.[1] He received an MPA in 1960 and a PhD in public administration and political science from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 1965.[2]

Career

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Fritschler began his career in 1964 as an assistant professor at American University in Washington, D.C. where he held several positions, including director of the public administration program, dean of the School of Governmental and Public Administration, and dean of the College of Public and International Affairs.[1]

After publishing a book on the politics of regulation and the Federal Trade Commission's cigarette-labelling controversy,[3][4] Fritschler was appointed as the chairman of the Postal Rate Commission by President Jimmy Carter, where he served from July 1979 to 1981.[5][6][7]

After that, he was vice president and director of the Center for Public Policy Education at the Brookings Institution from September 1981 to 1987.[8]

In 1999, Fritschler was nominated by President Bill Clinton as Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education.[9] He was confirmed to the position and served from November 17, 1999, to 2001.[10][11][12] As Assistant Secretary for Higher Education, the individual in question was responsible for determining the direction of policy for post-secondary education and overseeing the implementation of various programs administered by the department. These programs include, but are not limited to, financial aid for students, the Fulbright Program, graduate programs, support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and initiatives such as GEAR UP and TRIO which aim to increase access to higher education for underrepresented groups.[13]

He spent 2002–2003 at the Brookings Institution as vice-president and director for the Center for Public Policy Education (CPPE).[8]

He has been a professor at George Mason University since 2003.[14] He has authored several books and numerous articles and a member of many boards and professional societies.[15] He has also been a guest lecturer at numerous schools and executive programs.[16]

Dickinson College president

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In 1987, Fritschler was elected as the twenty-sixth president of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. During his tenure, several campus improvements were made, including the construction of the Waidner addition to the Spahr Library and the Kline Fitness Center. He also helped to found the Annapolis Group, a coalition of 110 liberal arts college presidents working to build support for such schools. However, his tenure was marked by unexpected emergencies, including the sudden death of the college's treasurer and increasing deficits.[17] He retired from Dickinson College on June 30, 1999.[18]

Awards and honors

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He is also an elected member of the National Council of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP),[19] National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)[20] president of American Society for Public Administration (1982–83),[21] amongst others.[16]

He received an honorary doctorate from the Dickinson School of Law in 1993.[18]

Personal life

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Fritschler is married to Susan, a career legislative affairs representative, and the couple has three children.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "A. Lee Fritschler '59 – Still in the classroom". Union College News Archives. March 1, 1995. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ DiDomenico, Tammy (1 January 1999). "Alumni Academic Leaders". Syracuse University Magazine. Vol. 16, no. 2. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ Fritschler, A. Lee (1969). Smoking and Politics: Policymaking and the Federal Bureaucracy. Appleton-Century-Crofts. ISBN 978-0-390-33500-5. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ Kimball, William Clayton (1970). "Review of Smoking and Politics: Policymaking in the Federal Bureaucracy". Brigham Young University Studies. 10 (4): 493–496. ISSN 0007-0106. JSTOR 43042441. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ Collection: Office of Staff Secretary; Series: Presidential Files; Folder: 3/1/79; Container 10 (PDF) (Report). March 1, 1979. pp. 43–47. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Nomination of A. Lee Fritschler". United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. U.S. Government Printing Office. July 25, 1979. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session on Nomination of A. Lee Fritschler, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission
  7. ^ Barringer, Felicity (2 November 1981). "The Sticky Story of the 20-Cent Stamp". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Lee Fritschler Returns to Brookings As Director of Public Policy Education". Brookings Institution (Press release). January 2, 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ^ McDonald, Kim (2 July 1999). "Dickinson College Head Nominated to Key Education Post". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 13 January 2023. (subscription required)
  10. ^ Burd, Stephen (14 January 2000). "The New Federal Point Man for Higher Education: A. Lee Fritschler". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 13 January 2023. (subscription required)
  11. ^ "Washington Briefs: Education Department's Revolving Door Continues". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 22 December 1999. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  12. ^ "A Washington Roundup: Fritschler Sworn In as Assistant Secretary (News in Brief)". Education Week. 1 December 1999. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Distinguished Speaker Series: A. Lee Fritschler, 2014 Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow". Scripps College. Claremont, California. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  14. ^ "A. Lee Fritschler". Schar School of Policy and Government. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Quality Assurance: Register of Auditors: Lee FRITSCHLER". www.ugc.edu.hk. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  16. ^ a b A. Lee Fritschler | WorldCat.org. Marquis Who's Who. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via WorldCat.
  17. ^ Rowe, W. Glenn; Guerrero, Laura (4 April 2012). "Dickinson College: Inspiration for a Leadership Story". Cases in Leadership: Leadership: What Is It?. SAGE. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-1-4522-3497-7. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ^ a b c "A. Lee Fritschler (1937- )". archives.dickinson.edu. Dickinson College. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Candidate Biography: A. Lee Fritschler, Public Policy, George Mason University" (PDF). American Association of University Professors.
  20. ^ "NAPA: A. Lee Fritschler MEMBER SINCE: 1978". National Academy of Public Administration. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  21. ^ "List of Presidents". www.aspanet.org. American Society for Public Administration. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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