Christopher B. Howard
| Christopher B. Howard | |
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| 8th President of Robert Morris University | |
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Assumed office February 1, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | David Jamison (Acting) |
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| Born | February 12, 1969 |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Noble Howard |
| Children | Cohen Howard Joshua Howard |
| Residence | Edgeworth, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | BS, United States Air Force Academy DPhil, Oxford University MBA, Harvard Business School |
| Profession | President of Robert Morris University |
| Website | [1] |
Christopher B. Howard (born February 12, 1969) is the 8th president of Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pennsylvania where his term started on February 1, 2016.
He is a 1987 graduate of Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas, where he helped the 1986 football team win a Texas State Championship. Howard is a 1991 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, earning a bachelor of science in political science. While at the Academy, he served as his class president and as a cadet group commander. He was selected as a First Team Academic All-American as the starting running back on the Air Force Falcons football team and awarded the inaugural Draddy Trophy in 1990 by the National Football Foundation. In 2003, he was inducted into the Academic All American Hall of Fame.
Howard was named a Rhodes Scholar, and he attended Oxford University from 1991 to 1994, earning a Master of Philosophy and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Politics. In 2003, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School.
While in the Air Force, Howard served as a UH-1 “Huey” helicopter pilot and an intelligence officer. He accompanied Secretary of Defense William Cohen to Cape Town, South Africa as a military advisor in 1998. He served with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron and earned the Joint Service Commendation and NATO Medals for service in Bosnia. He is currently a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve. He was called to active duty for one year during 2003, serving as the Chief of the Human Intelligence Operations Cell in Afghanistan where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He currently serves as the US Air Force Reserve Air Attaché to Liberia.
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