President's Biographical Information

Dale K. Nesbary is the 10th President of Muskegon Community College. The President is the chief executive officer of the College and serves as primary liaison for MCC with the community.

Most recently, Dr. Nesbary served as Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs at Adrian College, concurrent with an appointment as Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science. He also chaired Renaissance II, a comprehensive review of academic affairs, and successfully led the recent North Central-Higher Learning Commission Re-Accreditation process.

Prior to working at Adrian College, Dr. Nesbary served as Assistant and Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Master of Public Administration Program at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. During that time, he was a recipient of a 2003-04 American Council on Education Fellowship, the premier higher education leadership development program in the country.

In addition to his academic appointments, Dr. Nesbary served as Research Director and Technical Services Director with the Boston Police Department, and held the positions of Assistant Budget Director and Director of Contract Management with the City of Boston. Other professional positions include Principal Staff Associate with the National Conference of State Legislatures in Denver, Colorado, and Fiscal Analyst with the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency.

Dr. Nesbary's research interests include Internet taxation, state tax expenditure policy, public budgeting systems, police management, and web development. He has published a wide range of papers, books and monographs in these areas. His most recent book, Survey Research and the World-Wide-Web, examines the use of the Web as a market and survey research tool. He is published in many journals including The Journal of Public Affairs Education, The Journal of Contemporary Criminology, Social Science Computer Review, The British Journal of Educational Technology, The International Journal of MS Care, and State Legislatures.

Dr. Nesbary completed his Ph.D. in Law, Policy and Society at Northeastern University in Boston. He also holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Western Michigan University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Anthropology from Michigan State University. He is a graduate of Reeths-Puffer High School in Muskegon, Michigan.

Originally from Twin Lake, Michigan, he currently resides in Muskegon, Michigan with his wife of 30 years, Connie. He is the proud father of two adult children, Nicole and Matthew. His avocational interests include baking bread, making jams, and trombone performance.