CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2015--
American
Public University System (APUS) today announced that Jim Sweizer,
vice president of military, veterans and community college outreach, has
received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of College and
Military Educators (CCME). The award, presented in tandem with the
recent 2015 annual CCME National Symposium, recognizes individuals for
their significant ongoing contributions to CCME and military education.
Sweizer, who served as CCME president in 2009, joined American
Military University (AMU) in 2005 after serving over 33 years in the
Air Force on active-duty and as a civil servant. In his current role for
AMU, he oversees all military, community college and veterans outreach
activities for APUS and serves as the main liaison between the
university and Department of Defense agencies. He currently plans to
retire in July 2015.
“I’m extremely proud to congratulate Jim on this well-deserved honor,”
said Dr. Wallace E. Boston, APUS president and CEO. “For the last
decade, his efforts have been instrumental to the growth and continuing
success of American Military University as the top choice of
servicemembers across all branches of the armed forces.”
“I will always be grateful to President Boston and senior management at
APUS for allowing me to continue helping servicemembers achieve personal
success through education,” said Sweizer. “My time at APUS has been most
rewarding and an experience I will never forget.”
Sweizer has an extensive management background in adult continuing
education at a variety of overseas and stateside military installations,
and was named chief of the Air Force’s Voluntary Education Program in
1999. In this capacity, he was responsible for the development and
implementation of policy for off-duty voluntary education, dependent
education and veterans’ benefit programs, and also managed the Air Force
Tuition Assistance Program.
Sweizer previously served as chair of the University Professional and
Continuing Education Association’s Military Division from 1995-97, and
was a member of the advisory boards of Service members Opportunity
Colleges and the Military Installation Voluntary Education Review. He is
a graduate of the Air War College non-resident program and Harvard
University’s Institute for the Management of Lifelong Education (MLE).
About American Public University System
American
Public University System, winner of the Online Learning Consortium’s
(OLC) Ralph E. Gomory Award for Quality Online Education and four-time
recipient of OLC’s Effective Practice Award, offers more than 90 online
degree programs through American
Public University and American
Military University. APUS’s relevant curriculum, affordability and
flexibility help more than 100,000 working adults worldwide pursue
degrees in a diverse variety of subjects. For further information,
please visit www.apus.edu.
Source: American Public University System (APUS)
American Public University System (APUS)
Brian Muys, 571-358-3145
bmuys@apus.edu