Monmouth College’s president Mauri Ditzler was recently elected to the board of directors of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities (APCU). Ditzler will serve a three-year term on the board.

The APCU is an association with 62 voluntary colleges and universities that have a historical relationship with the United States Presbyterian Church. The purpose of the APCU is to assist and promote the member schools, as well as their respective presidents and staffs, to strengthen the quality of each institution.

Ditzler’s election comes in his third year as president of Monmouth College. In 2005, he was named the 13th MC president. He graduated from Wabash in 1975 and earned a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Duke University in 1979.

Other positions Ditzler has held include: a faculty member at Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., and the chief academic officer at Milikin University from 1994 through 1999. Ditzler held that same position at Wabash College from 1999 to 2005.

Ditzler arrived on the MC campus during a great time of transition. He has aided in this process by working to finalize plans for a new business and science academic building. Ditzler has also championed student efforts to add a club water polo team and a student-run coffee shop.

Over the next three years, Diztler will undoubtedly continue to strive towards improving the Monmouth College campus, and now he will have the backing and extra responsibility of working as part of the board of directors of the APCU.

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