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G. GARY RIPPLE, Ph.D.

700 Fairfax Way

Williamsburg, VA  23185


Home Phone  757-221-6652

Email  gary@garyripple.com


PERSONAL
Married and the father of three children. Involved with community service, church vestry. 
Hobbies include: cooking, gardening, reading and singing.

EDUCATION
A.B. Colgate University, 1964
M.Ed. The Pennsylvania State University, 1966
Ph.D. The Ohio State University, 1983

EMPLOYMENT

Director of Admissions, Lafayette College, 1992-99

Headmaster, University-Liggett School, 1989-92

Dean of Undergraduate Admission, The College of William & Mary, 1980-89

Director of Admissions, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1975-79

Associate/Assistant Director of Admissions, Bucknell University, 1968-75


INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES
National Association for College Admission Counseling
Member since 1968, speaker at National Meetings, delegate to National Meeting,
Involved with state and regional branches as committee member and speaker.
Gayle C. Wilson Award for lifetime of dedicated service to the profession. (1999)
Colgate University
Life Member and President of Alumni Corporation Board of Directors, 1990-present.
Member of Board of Trustees, 1997-present.
Awarded Maroon Citation (1994) and Alumni Award for Distinguished Service, (1999).
Consultant in Performance Evaluation
Clients have included: Kalamazoo College, Hiram College, Bucknell University, Lafayette College, Sweet Briar College, University of Richmond, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Consultant in Strategic Marketing
Clients have included: Virginia Military Institute and The Citadel.
Discovery Seminar for Rising High School Seniors
Founded at Bucknell University in 1973.  Has enrolled 4000 students at several other locations. Brings students, admissions officers and school counselors together for one week of instruction in the processes of college search and selection.
Miscellaneous
Board of Directors, Norfolk (VA) Academy, 1983-91.
Selection Committee, National Merit Corporation, 1984-86.
Review Committee, Presidential Scholars Program, 1991-98.
The College Board, Council on Entrance Services, 1985-89.
College of William & Mary, Adjunct Professor of Education 1987-88.
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