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Office of the President

Dr. Wilbert J. Friesen - Interim President

Following the retirement of Dr. Gary W. Streit, Dr. Wilbert (Will) J. Friesen, has been appointed interim President of Malone University, effective February 22nd, 2010. Since July 2008 Dr. Friesen has served as Malone's Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. Prior to arriving at Malone, Dr. Friesen served as interim Dean, School of Humanities, Religion, and Social Sciences of Fresno Pacific University in Fresno, California. He joined the faculty there in 1993 and has held a variety of teaching and administrative positions for the past 15 years.  Born in Chilliwack, B.C., Canada, Friesen earned the B.A. in psychology from Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS (1977); the M.S. in psychology from the University of Kansas, Lawrence KS (1980); the M.A. in theology and historical studies from Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, Fresno, CA (1982); and the Ph.D. in religion and culture from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec (1999).  Selected publications include the forthcoming, "Religion and Development Ethics:  Contradiction or Possibility," submitted for publication to Pacific Journal (2008) as well as the book review article, Nicholas Boyle, Who Are We Now? (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1998) for Modern Theology.
 

Gary W. Streit, Ph.D., 12th President of Malone University (2007 - 2010)

Gary Streit, Ph.D. was appointed the twelfth president of Malone, assuming the position on July 1, 2007, following the retirement of Ronald G. Johnson, Ph.D. Under his leadership, Malone has achieved record growth in enrollment and academic programming. Dr. Streit oversaw the 118-year-old institution’s 50th anniversary in Canton as well as its transition from Malone College to Malone University. On February 22nd, Dr. Streit announced his retirement.

Dr. Streit came to Malone University from Olivet Nazarene University, where he served in the positions of provost, chief academic officer, and vice president for academic affairs, overseeing major institutional initiatives. Dr. Streit earned the A.B degree in English from Trevecca Nazarene University (TN), the M.S. degree in education-psychology from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and the Ph.D. in English education from the University of Illinois.