Gery C. Hochanadel

Dr. Gery C. Hochanadel recently retired from Cleveland University in Overland Park, Kansas where he served for two and half years as the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Dr. Hochanadel has accumulated over 44 years of experience in higher education administration. Prior to Cleveland University, he served four years as Provost at Parker University in Dallas Texas, where he provided leadership for the transition of Parker College of Chiropractic to a comprehensive Health and Wellness University. During his tenure, Parker developed two new colleges; the College of Business and Technology and the College of Health and Sciences with ten new degree programs. He led and coordinated the University’s reaffirmation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges in 2012 with no findings. Before Parker University, he served as the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at Keiser University in Fort Lauderdale Florida, and during his seventeen-year tenure the University grew from 3 campuses, 7 degree programs and 850 students to 19 campuses, 77 degree programs and 12,000 students. He led and coordinated the University’s reaffirmation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges with no findings. Dr. Hochanadel has served as President at two Community Colleges in the Midwest, and has experience as a Dean, program member and faculty member, and has extensive accreditation experience.

During the past 30 years, Dr. Hochanadel had the honor to serve as both committee chair and committee member on thirty committees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges and the Higher Learning Commission. Dr. Hochanadel has a Doctorate of Philosophy in Adult and Occupational Education from Kansas State University, a Master of Science in Education Administration from Fort Hays State University and Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, also from Fort Hays State University.