Heidi Manning

Dr. Heidi Manning joined BVU as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in July 2022. Prior to this, Manning served Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa., for five years, working as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. From 1997 to 2017, she served in a variety of administrative and faculty positions at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., including serving as Chair of the Division of Science and Mathematics.

A native of Fergus Falls, Minn., Manning has demonstrated success as a fundraiser, having worked to secure nearly $2.4 million in grants for the colleges and universities she has served. In addition to her work as a Professor of Physics, Manning has been a research scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center working on flagship missions to Saturn (Cassini) and Mars (Curiosity Rover).

After earning her bachelor’s degree in physics at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., Manning earned her Ph.D. in physics at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. She has received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Gustavus Adolphus, was named a HERS Fellow for women in higher education, and on four occasions has been on teams that were awarded the NASA Group Achievement Award.