Joan Develin Coley
Joan Develin Coley served as president of McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland from 2000 to 2010. She served as interim president for Notre Dame of Maryland University starting in August 2013 during the presidential search for that university.Education
- A.B. English Honors, Albright College
- M.Ed., Secondary Education Reading, University of Maryland, College Park
- Doctorate, Elementary Education Reading, University of Maryland, College Park
McDaniel College
- President – 2001
- Interim President – 2000
- Provost and Dean of the Faculty – 1994–2000
- Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty – 1993–94
- Dean of Graduate Affairs, Professor – 1992–93
- Professor, Chair of Education Dept. & Director of Graduate Reading Program – 1986–92
- Director of Admissions – 1985
- Associate Dean/Academic Affairs – 1983–85
- Director of Continuing Education – 1982
- Director, American Publishers Assn. Literacy Project, Washington, D.C. — 1980–81
- Associate Professor, Education Dept. & Director Graduate Reading Program – 1977
- Assistant Professor, Education Dept. & Director Graduate Reading Program – 1973
Accomplishments and honors
- Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading given by the Maryland Council of the International Reading Association
- Good Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America
- Circle of Excellence, Top 100 Women in Maryland, Daily Record
- Top 100 Women in Maryland, Daily Record
- Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading at the Higher Education Level
- Maryland Higher Education Reading Association, president
- Mid-Atlantic Reading Research Consortium, president
