1. Robert Winton Mendenhall was born on November 18,1954 and is an American educational technologist best known as the president from 1999 to 2016 of Western Governors University.
13 Facts About Robert Mendenhall
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Robert Mendenhall has served in multiple church leadership roles including bishop and stake president.
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Robert Mendenhall is married to Kathleen White and they have 7 children and 25 grandchildren.
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Robert Mendenhall became president of Western Governors University in 1999, the same year the university enrolled its first students.
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Robert Mendenhall has over 35 years of experience delivering technology-based education.
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Robert Mendenhall served as executive vice president for Jostens Learning Corporation.
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Robert Mendenhall is a former member of the Board of the Department of Business and Economic Development for the State of Utah.
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Robert Mendenhall received a bachelor's degree in university studies and a doctorate in instructional psychology and technology from Brigham Young University.
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On July 15,2017, Robert Mendenhall was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Western Governors University.
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Robert Mendenhall served on the Commission on the Future of Higher Education at the request of US Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.
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On December 5,2011, Robert Mendenhall was one of several university presidents, chancellors, and higher education representatives invited to the White House by President Obama to discuss the cost of college and improving education.
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In 2012, Robert Mendenhall testified to the United States Senate Higher Education Committee regarding innovations in college affordability.
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In 2010, Mendenhall was honored with the Harold W McGraw Jr.