Charles Paul Conn
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Charles Paul Conn is President of Lee University
in Cleveland, Tennessee
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Paul Conn became president of Lee University
in 1986. During his presidency the university has seen significant growth in the form of increased enrollment, from 1,214 to just over 4,000 in the fall of 2006.http://www.leeuniversity.edu/about/miscellaneous/president.asp Also since the beginning of Conn's presidency the overall campus has been modernized and has physically grown significantly. Conn's tenure has also ushered in much financial growth for Lee University with a quadrupling of the school's total budget. http://www.leeuniversity.edu/about/miscellaneous/president.asp
(Atlanta, GA) and subsequently went on to spend three years at Harvard University
(Boston, Mass.) as a postdoctoral Visiting Scholarhttp://www.leeuniversity.edu/about/miscellaneous/president.asp.
(North Carolina) and his research has been published in various journals, including The Journal of Experimental Psychology and The Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior.
In 1984, Conn was appointed Vice President of Institutional Advancement. After serving in this position for two years he was appointed President of Lee College (now Lee University) in 1986. However, despite his status as president Conn has continued teaching in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences during his administration at Lee.
In January 2007 Conn was appointed to the national board of directors of the Council of Independent Colleges
for a three year term.http://www.cic.edu/about/board.asp
, pro football star Terry Bradshaw
, Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll
, and businessmen Jack Eckerd
and Richard DeVos
. Four of his books have been listed on the New York Times bestseller list, and his book The Possible Dream was the #7 bestselling non-fiction book of 1977, according to Publishers Weekly
.
Believe, by Richard M. DeVos with Charles Paul Conn
Dad, Mom, and the Church, by Charles Paul Conn
Disguised, by Pat Moore with Charles Paul Conn
Eckerd: Finding the Right Prescription, by Jack Eckerd and Charles Paul Conn
Father Care, by Charles Paul Conn
Hooked on a Good Thing, by Sammy Hall with Charles Paul Conn
Julian Carroll of Kentucky, by Charles Paul Conn
Just Off Chicken Street, by Floyd McClung, Jr. with Charles Paul Conn
Kathy, by Barbara Miller and Charles Paul Conn
The Magnificent Three, by Nicky Cruz
with Charles Paul Conn
Making it Happen, by Charles Paul Conn
Music Makers: A Profile of the Lee Singers, by Charles Paul Conn
The New Johnny Cash, by Charles Paul Conn
No Easy Game, by Terry Bradshaw with Charles Paul Conn
The Possible Dream: A Candid Look at Amway, by Charles Paul Conn
The Power of Positive Students, by Dr. William Mitchell with Dr. Charles Paul Conn
Promises to Keep: The Amway Phenomenon and How it Works, by Charles Paul Conn
An Uncommon Freedom, by Charles Paul Conn
The Winner’s Circle, by Charles Paul Conn
Lee University
Lee University is an American accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It is historically affiliated with the Church of God, a Pentecostal denomination, and was the denomination's Bible Training School from 1918 until 1947, when the name...
in Cleveland, Tennessee
Cleveland, Tennessee
Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County...
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Paul Conn became president of Lee University
Lee University
Lee University is an American accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It is historically affiliated with the Church of God, a Pentecostal denomination, and was the denomination's Bible Training School from 1918 until 1947, when the name...
in 1986. During his presidency the university has seen significant growth in the form of increased enrollment, from 1,214 to just over 4,000 in the fall of 2006.http://www.leeuniversity.edu/about/miscellaneous/president.asp Also since the beginning of Conn's presidency the overall campus has been modernized and has physically grown significantly. Conn's tenure has also ushered in much financial growth for Lee University with a quadrupling of the school's total budget. http://www.leeuniversity.edu/about/miscellaneous/president.asp
Education
Conn acquired his undergraduate degree in religion from Lee University (then Lee College). He received an M.A. and a Ph.D. in psychology from Emory UniversityEmory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
(Atlanta, GA) and subsequently went on to spend three years at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(Boston, Mass.) as a postdoctoral Visiting Scholarhttp://www.leeuniversity.edu/about/miscellaneous/president.asp.
Professional background
Before becoming president, Conn served on the Lee College psychology faculty for 15 or so years.http://www.leeuniversity.edu/about/miscellaneous/president.asp During this time he won the school's highest award for "Excellence in Teaching" and later served as chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences. http://www.leeuniversity.edu/about/miscellaneous/president.asp Before his presidency he also taught at Appalachian State UniversityAppalachian State University
Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...
(North Carolina) and his research has been published in various journals, including The Journal of Experimental Psychology and The Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior.
In 1984, Conn was appointed Vice President of Institutional Advancement. After serving in this position for two years he was appointed President of Lee College (now Lee University) in 1986. However, despite his status as president Conn has continued teaching in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences during his administration at Lee.
In January 2007 Conn was appointed to the national board of directors of the Council of Independent Colleges
Council of Independent Colleges
The Council of Independent Colleges is an association of nearly 600 independent, liberal arts colleges and universities and more than 70 higher education affiliates and organizations that work together to strengthen college and university leadership, sustain high-quality education, and enhance...
for a three year term.http://www.cic.edu/about/board.asp
Freelance writing career
In addition to his success at Lee University, Conn also has a second career as a free-lance writer. He has authored or co-authored 20 popular books, sharing by-lines with such personalities as Johnny CashJohnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, pro football star Terry Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
, Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll
Julian Carroll
Julian Morton Carroll is a politician from the US state of Kentucky. A Democrat, he is presently a member of the Kentucky Senate, representing Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, and part of Fayette counties. From 1974 to 1979, he served as the 54th Governor of Kentucky, succeeding Wendell H. Ford, who...
, and businessmen Jack Eckerd
Jack Eckerd
Jack Eckerd , was an American businessman who was a major innovator in drugstore retailing, and a public servant, politician and philanthropist.-Biography:...
and Richard DeVos
Richard DeVos
Richard DeVos, Sr. is an American businessman, co-founder of Amway along with Jay Van Andel , and owner of the Orlando Magic NBA basketball team...
. Four of his books have been listed on the New York Times bestseller list, and his book The Possible Dream was the #7 bestselling non-fiction book of 1977, according to Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
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Highlights of Charles Paul Conn's writing career
- Authored or co-authored twenty popular books between 1972 and 1988, writing about diverse people and topics.
- Published in hardcover by five national publishers: Putnam, William Morrow, Fleming H. Revell, Bantam Books, and Word. Published in mass-market paperback by Berkley, Pocket Books, and others.
- Conn's magazine articles appeared in numerous national publications as varied as Saturday Evening Post, Eternity, and the Journal of Experimental Psychology.
- Awards: Conn's interview with Johnny Cash was named by the Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
as the Best NewsFeature of the Year written for a Tennessee newspaper in 1972. - His book Kathy, co-authored with Barbara Miller, was named Book of the Year (biography division) by Campus Life magazine in 1980.
- The Possible Dream was on the New York Times bestseller list for eleven weeks in 1977, and was ranked the #6 bestselling non-fiction book in the country by Publishers Weekly for the year. The Times called it "the best-selling corporate biography in publishing history." It has sold an estimated nine million English-language copies.
- Four of Conn's books have appeared on Top Ten bestseller lists of Time magazine, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and other major lists. His books The Winners Circle (1979) and An Uncommon Freedom (1982) were ranked #10x and #14, respectively, among non-fiction bestsellers nationwide in total sales for the year.
- Conn's books have been translated into dozens of languages for distribution around the world.
- Kathy was produced as a made-for-TV movie by Universal StudiosUniversal StudiosUniversal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
and aired on CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television, starring Sharon GlessSharon GlessSharon Marguerite Gless is an American character actress of stage, film and television, who is best known for her roles as Maggie Philbin on Switch , as Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey and as Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series Queer...
and Helen HuntHelen HuntHelen Elizabeth Hunt is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years, before being cast in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets...
. Disguised (co-authored with Pat Moore) was produced and broadcast in a movie version by Japanese television. Battle for Africa (with Brother AndrewBrother AndrewAndrew van der Bijl , known in English-speaking countries as Brother Andrew, is a Christian missionary famous for his exploits smuggling Bibles to communist countries in the height of the Cold War, a feat that has earned him the nickname "God's smuggler"...
) was adapted as a television documentary special in South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Conn's Writings
Battle for Africa, by Brother Andrew with Charles Paul ConnBelieve, by Richard M. DeVos with Charles Paul Conn
Dad, Mom, and the Church, by Charles Paul Conn
Disguised, by Pat Moore with Charles Paul Conn
Eckerd: Finding the Right Prescription, by Jack Eckerd and Charles Paul Conn
Father Care, by Charles Paul Conn
Hooked on a Good Thing, by Sammy Hall with Charles Paul Conn
Julian Carroll of Kentucky, by Charles Paul Conn
Just Off Chicken Street, by Floyd McClung, Jr. with Charles Paul Conn
Kathy, by Barbara Miller and Charles Paul Conn
The Magnificent Three, by Nicky Cruz
Nicky Cruz
Nicky Cruz is a Christian evangelist, the founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach, an evangelistic Christian ministry. He was also once the director of Teen Challenge, serving under David Wilkerson before founding another ministry home himself in California...
with Charles Paul Conn
Making it Happen, by Charles Paul Conn
Music Makers: A Profile of the Lee Singers, by Charles Paul Conn
The New Johnny Cash, by Charles Paul Conn
No Easy Game, by Terry Bradshaw with Charles Paul Conn
The Possible Dream: A Candid Look at Amway, by Charles Paul Conn
The Power of Positive Students, by Dr. William Mitchell with Dr. Charles Paul Conn
Promises to Keep: The Amway Phenomenon and How it Works, by Charles Paul Conn
An Uncommon Freedom, by Charles Paul Conn
The Winner’s Circle, by Charles Paul Conn