Jerry Aspland

Interview Outline

• 0:00:38 What were the circumstances that brought you to become President of CMA?
• 0:04:00 What attracted you to the job?
• 0:05:55 Who did you counsel with once you took the job?
• 0:08:25 Describe the Academy when you first came in.
• 0:13:19 What was the state of the faculty when you came aboard?
• 0:15:57 Can you talk about the shortages of students?
• 0:16:26 Was this a time when enrollment in the maritime industry was on a down cycle?
• 0:24:06 What was the curriculum when you arrived & what changes occurred during your tenure?
• 0:40:27 How did Donna become affiliated with the department?
• 0:44:17 Talk about your perspectives about the budgetary challenges of moving to CSU.
• 0:53:31 How did the Golden Bear ship work for you during your tenure?
• 1:00:14 Why did you go from having one to two cruises in the summer?
• 1:09:12 How did being a CMA graduate influence your time being the President?
• 1:13:39 What were the pluses & minuses of not having a Military affiliation, being President?
• 1:16:17 What did your experience as Senior Manager at Arco give you in terms of leadership at CMA?
• 1:20:33 How did the Facilities Engineering Technology Program develop?
• 1:27:59 What were the biggest challenges you faced during your presidency?
• 1:32:14 What are your biggest accomplishments?
• 1:32:59 Is there anything you wished you had accomplished that you were not able to?
• 1:35:12 Were there any problems still lingering with the integration of women into CMA?
• 1:42:27 What didn’t I ask you that I should have?