CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Feb 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- American Public University System (APUS) - an accredited, online
university system that serves more than 59,300 working adults worldwide
- announces W. Dale Young has joined the organization as Senior Vice
President and Chief Information Officer. In this role, he will be
responsible for leading the university's information technology
department with a focus on continuous business process improvement,
expanding academic assessment tools, course delivery systems, and
improving the student and faculty experience.
"I am pleased that Mr. Young has joined our team to help ensure we are
fully prepared to serve a much larger student population in the years
ahead and to further enhance our data-driven approaches to managing all
aspects of our learning enterprise," said Wallace E. Boston, Jr.,
President of American Public University System.
Mr. Young most recently served as President of DECENT LLC, a business
and technology services company. Previously, he served as CEO of a
system management/outsourcing business based in Asia and as Executive
Vice President of Systems Alliance, Inc., a Maryland-based business and
technology consulting services company.
Prior to those engagements, Mr. Young enjoyed a 25 year career at
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (PwC) with various leadership
responsibilities including Vice Chairman and CEO of
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting Korea, where he worked with his
Partners to build the PwC Korea Consulting business from 100 to more
than 1,400 consultants in three years and gained a 50+% market share.
Mr. Young's other responsibilities included ORACLE Global Practice
Leader and Managing Partner of several PwC practices.
"Our organization will certainly benefit from Mr. Young's experience of
having successfully directed the design, implementation, and operation
of complex financial, operational, and administrative information
systems at large companies in multiple industries," added Mr. Boston.
W. Dale Young is a Certified Computing Professional (CCP), earned a B.S.
in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland, and
is a graduate of Harvard University's Delivering Information Services
leadership development program.
"Mr. Young brings the business, process management, and software
development expertise required to implement cutting-edge IT strategies
that will further optimize our operations and improve student
satisfaction. In addition, he will help enhance our proprietary student
information and online campus system ("PAD" or Partnership At a DistanceTM),
learning management system, marketing and financial systems, as well as
data warehouse, and other tools that analyze, manage, and improve
student learning," stated Dr. Sharon van Wyk, Executive Vice President
and Chief Operations Officer of American Public University System.
About American Public University System
American Public University System includes American Public University
and American Military University and educates more than 59,300 adult
learners worldwide. APUS's relevant curriculum, affordability and
flexibility helps working adults pursue degrees in subjects ranging from
homeland security to management and liberal arts. A university book
grant supplies textbooks at no cost for eligible undergraduate students.
SOURCE: American Public University System (APUS)
American Public University System
Christopher L. Symanoskie
AVP, Corporate Communications
703-334-3880
csymanoskie@apus.edu