John Jasinski is the 10th university president of Northwest Missouri State University

Northwest Missouri State University

Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri State Arboretum....

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Early life

Jasinski was born in Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

 and was a 1980 graduate of Powers Catholic High School

Powers Catholic High School

Luke M. Powers Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Flint, Michigan. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing.-Background:...

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Education

He attended Mott Community College

Mott Community College

Charles Stewart Mott Community College is a publicly supported post-secondary institution located in Flint, Michigan. Its district is the same as the Genesee Intermediate School District and is governed by an elected board of Trustees...

He received a bachelors from Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...

 in 1985 with a major in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts/Public Communication and Masters from Central in 1986 in Interpersonal and Public Communication. He received a phD from the University of Nebraska in 1996 in Educational Leadership and Higher Education Administration.

Northwest Missouri (1986–2001)

From 1986 to 2001 he served various capacities at Northwest including Associate Provost, Chair, Department of Mass Communication. In 1994–95 he went on a Sabbatical to serve as Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognizes U.S. organizations in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors for performance excellence. The Baldrige Award is the only formal recognition of the performance excellence of both public and private U.S. organizations given by...

 Education Specialist. He has served part time with the organization since then.
Northwest has won more Missouri Quality Awards than any other organization (1997, 2001, 2005 & 2008)

Maryville City Council and Northwood University

From 2001 to 2007 he was a member of the Maryville, Missouri

Maryville, Missouri

Maryville is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2000 census. The town, organized on February 14, 1845, was named for Mrs. Mary Graham, wife of Amos Graham, then the county clerk. Mary was the first Caucasian woman to have lived within the boundaries...

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From 2001 onward he operated a consulting service focusing particularly on Malcolm Baldridge coaching.

From 2007 until 2009 he was Executive Vice President, Chief Academic and Operating Officer at Northwood University

Northwood University

Northwood University is a private university with multiple locations. The school has four residential campuses: Midland, Michigan , Cedar Hill, Texas , West Palm Beach, Florida and a joint program with Hotel Institute Montreux in Montreux, Switzerland, began in 2001...

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