President
Ann Die Hasselmo, Ph.D.
President, American Academic Leadership Institute
Dr. Ann Die Hasselmo is President of the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI) in Washington, D.C. She was formerly the Managing Director of Academic Search Consultation Service (ASCS). Her earlier career in higher education administration spanned positions from faculty leadership to the presidency. She served in both public and private colleges and universities and held a variety of chairs and presidencies of national higher education boards and associations.
Dr. Hasselmo is President Emerita of Hendrix College where she served as President from 1992 – 2001. From 1988 until 1992, she was Dean of the H. Sophie Newcomb College and Associate Provost at Tulane University and Chair of the Newcomb Foundation’s Board of Trustees. At Tulane University, she had responsibility for the University’s Strategic Plan and for coordination of the Strategic Plan with the Tulane University Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign. Prior to joining Tulane, Dr. Hasselmo held a variety of positions at Lamar University. She served as President of the Faculty Senate and was selected as a Regents Professor of Psychology, an annual award given for teaching, research, and service by the Lamar University Board of Regents. In 1986-87, Dr. Hasselmo was one of 29 Fellows of the American Council on Education and spent the administrative internship year in the President’s office at the College of William and Mary.
Dr. Hasselmo is Past Chair of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), the Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators (EIIA - a consortium of over 130 colleges and universities), the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church (NASCUMC), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III President’s Council, the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Council of Fellows, ACE’s Commission on Governmental Relations, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, and the Associated Colleges of the South. Her memberships have included the NCAA Executive Committee, the Boards of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, Air University of the United States Air Force (the Board which oversees all the education provided by the USAF from community college to doctoral program offerings), and the Foundation for Independent Higher Education. In 2008, she served on a team of three to create a strategic plan for the United Arab Emirates University to fulfill its goal of becoming an internationally recognized research university. Outside higher education, she sits on the board of Acxiom Corporation.
Dr. Hasselmo graduated summa cum laude from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, earned a master’s degree from the University of Houston, and received a Ph.D. in psychology from Texas A&M University. Her research and publications in psychology span clinical and experimental areas. A licensed psychologist, she has directed a graduate clinical program and served as a consultant to attorneys, corporations, boards of trustees, hospitals, school districts, and colleges and universities. Her community and professional activities have included work on refugee assistance issues, intercultural councils, and numerous mental health, civic, and performing arts boards.
