Darron Asher Collins (born 1970) is an American human ecologist and academic administrator specialized in ethnobotany. He became president of the College of the Atlantic in 2011.
Darron Collins | |
|---|---|
| President of the College of the Atlantic | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | David F. Hales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Morris Plains, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | College of the Atlantic Tulane University |
| Occupation | Human ecologist, academic administrator |
Life
editCollins is from Morris Plains, New Jersey.[1] His grandmother, Josephine Collins (née Flynn), was born in County Roscommon and immigrated to Morristown, New Jersey in May 1928.[2] Collins was raised in nearby Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey[3] and graduated from Parsippany Hills High School in 1988.[4] He was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and graduated from College of the Atlantic in 1992.[5][1][6] Collins completed a master's degree in Latin American Studies and a Ph.D. in anthropology at Tulane University. During his studies, he researched ethnobotany in Guatemala and became conversant in Qʼeqchiʼ.[5][7] His 2001 dissertation was titled From Woods to Weeds: Cultural and Ecological Transformations in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.[8]
Collins worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature for ten years, ending as the managing director of creative assets.[5] He became president of the College of the Atlantic in 2011. Collins is the first COA alumni to hold the position.[9]
Collins is married and has two daughters.[1][10] Preceding 2011, Collins resided in Decatur, Georgia.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Trotter, Bill (2011-06-14). "College of the Atlantic names new president". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ a b "Obituary for Josephine Collins (Aged 98)". Daily Record. 2007-10-23. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ Darron Collins, College of the Atlantic. Accessed September 8, 2021. "Before COA: I grew up in Parsippany, New Jersey."
- ^ Osby, Liv. "Fellowship offers river of travel", Daily Record, August 23, 1992. Accessed September 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "After living four years on a college campus, Morris Plains native Darron Collins will spend the next 12 months in an outdoor classroom, studying the rivers of Chile, Egypt and New Zealand.... Collins, 22, is a 1988 graduate of Parsippany Hills High School who completed his studies last spring at the College of the Atlantic, a small school in Bar Harbor, Me."
- ^ a b c d Gold, Donna (2011). "COA Announces a New President Darron Collins '92". The College of the Atlantic Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08 – via yumpu.com.
- ^ "2 COA students receive national fellowships". The Bangor Daily News. 1992-05-02. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Darron Collins | President of College of the Atlantic". The Maine Mag. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ Collins, Darron Asher (2001). From Woods to Weeds: Cultural and Ecological Transformations in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. OCLC 57317101.
- ^ Trotter, Bill (2011-09-06). "COA head discusses changes, traditions". The Bangor Daily News. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ Khullar, Amanat (2015-07-10). "College president and family climbing 40 peaks in Acadia". Acadia Visitor. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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