Gary A. Olson | |
|---|---|
| 6th President of Daemen University | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Clausen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1954 |
| Education | Kings College University of Connecticut Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Profession | Scholar, Biographer, and University Administrator |
Gary A. Olson (born December 12, 1954) is an American scholar of rhetoric and culture, a literary biographer, and president of Daemen University. He has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Idaho State University, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University, and chief academic officer at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.
Olson served as a monthly columnist on higher education administration for the Chronicle of Higher Education from February 2006 to August 2013, and he wrote for the Huffington Post on similar topics from August 2013 to May 2017.[1]