David B. Ashley

David B. Ashley
8th President of University of Nevada, Las Vegas
In office July 1, 2006 – July 10, 2009
Preceded by	Carol Harter
Succeeded by	Neal Smatresk
Personal details
Born	January 5, 1951 (1951-01-05) (age 60) Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Residence	Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford University
Website	http://president.unlv.edu

David B. Ashley (born January 5, 1951) was the eighth president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, appointed to the position on July 1, 2006, and relieved of his duties by the Board of Regents on July 10, 2009.

Ashley attended MIT, becoming a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and graduated in 1973. His bachelors degree and masters degree, also of MIT, are both in civil engineering; he has a second masters degree and a doctorate from Stanford University. He served as the founding executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Merced starting in 2001 and was the dean of the College of Engineering at the Ohio State University.

Ashley's professional experiences as a civil engineer and as an expert in construction management include work on major projects around the globe. He has been called upon to work on the expansion of the Panama Canal and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

In 2000, Ashley received an honorary doctorate from the Chalmers University in Sweden for his academic contributions.

On July 10, 2009, Ashley was relieved of his duties as President of UNLV by the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, effective immediately. Executive Vice President and Provost Neal Smatresk immediately became the Acting President of UNLV. Ashley retains his position as a tenured professor of Civil Engineering. He will continue to receive his presidential salary of $242,424 until his contract expires.^[1]

References

1. ^ Lake, Richard (July 10, 2009). "Ashley's contract not renewed; Smatresk now acting president". Las Vegas Review-Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/news/50484107.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 

• "OSU engineering dean headed to new Univ. of Calif. campus. (David B. Ashley to leave Ohio State University for University of California at Merced)(Brief Article)". Business First-Columbus. February 16, 2001. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-70884755/osu-engineering-dean-headed.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 
• "Editorial: A new president for UNLV". Las Vegas Review-Journal. May 19, 2006. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/May-19-Fri-2006/opinion/7490783.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 

External links

• UNLV President's site

Academic offices
Preceded by Carol Harter	President of University of Nevada, Las Vegas July 1, 2006 – July 10, 2009	Succeeded by Neal Smatresk

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Name	Ashley, David
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Date of birth	January 5, 1951
Place of birth	Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
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