Office of the Dean
Dr. David W. Wilson, Dean of the College
 Dr. David Wilson returns to Culver-Stockton College serving as dean of the college .
Dr. Wilson previously served Culver-Stockton College from 1988-2004 in a number of teaching and administrative roles. He has 34 years of higher education experience, including 18 years in administrative roles. Dr. Wilson operates his own consulting firm (Wilson HigherEd Consulting) and also serves as a senior consultant for Harris/IIC Partners, a global executive search and board advisory consulting firm; and he served as president of Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Ore.
During his six years at Northwest Christian University, Dr. Wilson helped increase student retention and enrollment rates, added new academic programs and increased the percentage of full-time faculty with doctoral degrees. Dr. Wilson also led the university in the development of a new strategic plan that included new vision, mission and values statements along with an updated campus master plan.
Prior to his service at Northwest Christian University, Dr. Wilson spent 16 years at Culver-Stockton College. In 1988, he began working as an associate professor of psychology. He went on to be named full professor, and eventually moved through a series of progressing administrative roles, including chair of the social and behavioral sciences division, dean of student development, interim dean of academic affairs, and vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college. In 1991, he received the Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. Dr. Wilson also helped guide Culver-Stockton through a successful regional accreditation visit; led the development of an academic plan and participated in the larger institutional strategic planning effort; spearheaded the development of the First Year Experience (FYE) program; helped form a partnership with John Wood Community College to ensure that graduates from that institution could complete an education degree at C-SC within two years; and he served as a consultant-evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Dr. Wilson received his Bachelor of Science in psychology from Kansas State University in 1972. He went on to earn his Master of Science and Ph.D., in psychology from Iowa State University in 1974 and 1976, respectively. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at Ohio State University and held teaching positions at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas; and Phillips University in Enid, Okla. Dr. Wilson has published and presented on a number of topics, including racism, aggression and helping behavior. He co-authored a general psychology textbook, and he and his wife, Ruth Ann, published a series of books for middle-school children.
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