Wade Derden

Wade Derden has extensive experience in higher education, currently serving as the President of National Park College since 2011, where previous roles included Executive Vice President for Advancement and Government Relations, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Social Science Division Chair. Prior to this, Wade Derden worked at Pulaski Technical College from 2003 until July 2011 as an Instructor of History and Political Science. Wade Derden's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Arkansas, earned between 2007 and 2011, an MA in History from the University of Arkansas from 1995 to 2000, and a BA in History from Hendrix College, completed in 1995.