Timothy Edgar Trainor[1] (born January 25, 1961)[2][3] was the President of Mount St. Mary's University from 2016 to 2024.[4] Previously, Trainor was a United States Army brigadier general where he served as the 13th Dean of the United States Military Academy.
Timothy E. Trainor | |
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.jpg) Timothy Trainor as an Army brigadier general | |
| 26th President of Mount St. Mary's University | |
| In office August 15, 2016 – June 30, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Newman |
| Succeeded by | Gerard J. Joyce |
| 13th Dean of United States Military Academy | |
| In office July 1, 2010 – June 23, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Finnegan |
| Succeeded by | Cindy Jebb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1961 New York, U.S. |
| Education | U.S. Military Academy (BS) Duke University (MBA) North Carolina State University (PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1983–2016 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Commands | Dean of the United States Military Academy (2010–2016) |
Early life and education
editBorn in the state of New York,[2][3] Trainor graduated from West Point with a B.S. degree in 1983. He later earned an M.B.A. degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Trainor completed a Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering at North Carolina State University in 2001. His doctoral thesis was entitled Scheduling military deployments and his advisors were Thom J. Hodgson and Russell E. King.[5][6][7][8]
Military career
editUpon graduation from West Point, Trainor was commissioned as an engineering officer. While on active duty Trainor served in a variety positions including in Germany, Honduras, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Riley, Kansas and Sarajevo, Bosnia.[5]
US Military Academy
editTrainor's prior duties at the U.S. Military Academy included the director of the Engineering Management program and head of the Department of Systems Engineering. In the summer of 2010, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that President Barack Obama had nominated Trainor to become the next Dean.[9] As Dean, Trainor oversaw over 800 faculty and staff across 13 departments and 23 research centers.[10]
Mount St. Mary's University
editIn the summer of 2016 Trainor was selected as Mount St. Mary's University's 26th interim president for a year and then permanently retained the position.[6][11] During Trainor's leadership thus far, he has increased enrollment, championed three new academic programs, a variety of new academic leadership moves, an agreement with the local Frederick Community College, and secured a $1 million donation to create the Palmieri Center for Entrepreneurship.[12][13]
Personal life
editTrainor is married to his West Point classmate, Colonel (retired) Donna Marie Brazil and they have three children.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ "Timothy Edgar Trainor". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ a b Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1989. p. 916. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ a b Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1991. p. 814. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Mount St. Mary's President Timothy Trainor eager to succeed at retirement". The Catholic Review.
- ^ a b "Brigadier General Timothy Trainor". West Point Association of Graduates. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ a b Shapiro, T. Rees (20 June 2016). "Embattled Mount St. Mary's University appoints Army general as new president". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ Trainor, Timothy Edgar (2001). Scheduling military deployments (Thesis). North Carolina State University. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ 2001 Fall Graduation Exercises (PDF). North Carolina State University. 19 December 2001. p. 82. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Gates announced Trainor as new Dean Monday" (PDF). Pointer View. 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Mount St. Mary's University names Timothy Trainor as 26th president". Baltimore Sun. 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Mount St. Mary's University selects new president". AP News. 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Under former West Point dean, Mount St. Mary's reverses enrollment decline". Catholic Review. 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Trainor Appointed Mount's President". Maryland Independent College and University Association. Summer 2017.
- ^ "Interim Mount St. Mary's president eyes the long haul". 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Donna Marie Brazil". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-05-12.