Vincent James Mannoia Jr.
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Vincent James ("Jim") Mannoia, Jr. | |
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10th President of Greenville College | |
In office 1999–2008 | |
Preceded by | Robert ("Ish") Smith |
Succeeded by | Larry Linnamen |
Personal details | |
Born | August 2, 1949 Beloit, Wisconsin |
Spouse(s) | Ellen Jean Schroeder (dec), Jane Hideko Higa |
Children | Vincent James Mannoia, IV, Eva Marie Mannoia Weiler |
Profession | Consultant, professor of philosophy, college administrator, minister |
Vincent James ("Jim") Mannoia, Jr. is an independent consultant in higher education. He was the tenth president of Greenville College[1][2] from 1999 to 2008.
Early life and education
The eldest son of Vincent James ("Jim") Mannoia and Florence Eva Gilroy, Mannoia was born in Beloit Wisconsin, August 2, 1949. His early years were spent as a Free Methodist preacher's son in Beloit, Wisconsin; East Peoria, Illinois; and as a professor's son at
Mannoia completed high school at Escola Graduada de Sao Paulo in 1967. He received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971 with an undergraduate thesis "The Hanle Effect Using Cadmium Ion Vapor Lasers." He studied philosophy of science at Saint Louis University, then received the M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis in 1975. His dissertation in metaphysics was "Whitehead's Ontological Principle: A Defense and Interpretation."
Career
In 1975 Dr. Mannoia took an appointment at Grove City College as assistant professor of physics from 1975 to 1978 when he became assistant professor of philosophy at Westmont College. Over the next fifteen years, he taught metaphysics, philosophy of science, history of philosophy, and logic. During those same years, he was ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church and became associate academic dean from 1985 to 1987, and from 1989 to 1991.
From 1987 to 1989, he was visiting lecturer in philosophy at the University of Zimbabwe. He had first visited Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) with a traveling group in southern Africa in the summer of 1970, when he also worked in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.
In 1993 Mannoia was appointed vice-president and dean of the faculty at
In October 1998 Mannoia was appointed the tenth president of
Since 2008, Mannoia has worked part-time teaching philosophy at
Bibliography
- What is Science: An Introduction to Structure and Methodology of Science, (Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, MD, 1980)
- Christian Liberal Arts: An Education that Goes Beyond, (Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, MD, 2000)
- Paradox and Virtue: Talks to My Students, (Westbow Press: Bloomimngton, IN, 2021)
References
- ^ a b c "Mannoia Named CCCU Senior Fellow". Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
- ^ a b "Dr. V. James Mannoia Jr., Tenth President of Greenville College, Receives Emeritus Status". Official Greenville College.
- ^ "First Lady Ellen J Mannoia Passes Away". Official Greenville College Website.
- ^ "Ellen Mannoia Hall". Official Greenville College Website.
- ^ "College in Illinois is the first to deliver Internet without wires". Vol. 129, no. 279. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 6, 1999.
- ^ "Board of Trustees 2013-2014". Official Seattle Pacific University website.
- ^ "GBLC Board of Trustees". Official GBLC Website.
External links
- Official website - Greenville College