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HAYS, Kan. -- Dr. Chris Crawford, professor of leadership studies and assistant provost for quality management at Fort Hays State University, was elected to the board of directors for the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in Higher Education.

Founded in 1999, NCCI represents a wide range of institutions with many individuals working actively in organizational development, quality assessment, planning and institutional improvement.

As a result of the work of NCCI, higher education is functioning collaboratively across institutions to employ effective methods for advancing academic and administrative excellence.

NCCI's board of directors has 24 representatives elected from member institutions who volunteer their time to advance NCCI's goals. Committees develop and implement action plans for meeting goals.