Hank M. Bounds
| Dr. Hank Bounds | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 23, 1967 |
| Residence | Lincoln, NE |
| Alma mater |
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1991 M.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi, 1994 Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 2000 |
| Occupation | Current: President of the University of Nebraska system, Former: Principal (education), Superintendent (education), State Superintendent of Education (Mississippi), Commissioner of Higher Education (Mississippi) |
| Spouse(s) | Susie Bounds |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Dr. Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D., (born 1967) is a life-long educator and the current president of the University of Nebraska system, where he oversees the four campuses in the university system. He previously served as the commissioner of higher education in Mississippi.
Bounds grew up on a small farm in rural Mississippi, where his family raised pigs and cows and he hauled hay. His service in the Army National Guard helped him pay for college. Bounds earned his bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration and Secondary Education in 1991 and his master’s degree in Educational Administration in 1994, both from the University of Southern Mississippi. He earned a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Mississippi in 2000.
On January 12, 2015, the Board of Regents unanimously appointed Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D., as the seventh president of the University of Nebraska. Bounds began his tenure as president on April 13, 2015. The University of Nebraska is the state's only public university. It was founded in 1869 in Lincoln, Nebraska, and currently has a total enrollment of over 51,200 students.
Bounds began his career as a high school teacher, then rose to principal, and superintendent before becoming State Superintendent of Education in Mississippi. As chief state school academic officer for Mississippi, he oversaw an annual student enrollment of 495,000 students, an operating budget of more than $4.3 billion, and staff numbering 62,000. In his tenure as state superintendent, Bounds generated more than $49 million in private donations for the Mississippi Department of Education and local school districts. He led the effort to reopen all of the state’s public school districts within six weeks after approximately $1 billion in damage from Hurricane Katrina.
Bounds led the nation’s first successful state takeover of a local school district, and was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour as Chairman of the Education Committee for the Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal. He also served as one of four Chief State School Officers on the national re-authorization task for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—commonly known as “No Child Left Behind.”
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