Dr. Glisson is particularly proud of receiving an Australian national teaching award and grant for university teaching excellence from The Committee on Advancement of University Teaching.
SPRING, TX, August 02, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Micheal Frederick Glisson has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Drawing on over 20 years of professional success in the United States, Dr. Glisson is the dean of instruction for health and human services at Lone Star College. Since assuming this position in 2018, he has been instrumental in shaping the academic landscape and workplace culture in his division, and within his institution. Prior to this role, he served as vice chancellor of strategic initiatives at South Louisiana Community College from 2015 to 2018, where he was pivotal in leading internal organizational efforts and extensive successful accreditation submissions. He held this position after successfully leading the college, in the preceding three years, 2012 -2015, as its foundation vice chancellor of academic affairs. Where he provided extensive academic structure and policy for this new comprehensive community college that was created after a state directed, equal partner college merger.
Before his tenure at South Louisiana Community College, Dr. Glisson was the dean of allied health and nursing at GateWay Community College within the Maricopa County Community College District from 2009 to 2012. There he led and introduced new programming in the largest college concentration of health education programs in that system. His expertise in health education was additionally honed during his time as a consultant in health education with a Boston higher education consultancy firm from 2007 to 2010. His first educational position, 2003 -2009, in the United States, was at Massachusetts Bay Community College where he served as department chairperson, faculty member and interim dean.
Dr. Glisson's US experience began in clinical practice as a staff radiologic technologist at St Joseph Hospital from 2002 to 2004. Before this role, he was a founding senior lecturer in the new department of radiography and medical imaging with the faculty of medicine at Monash University from 1998 to 2001 in Australia. His earlier roles include serving as a senior lecturer and head of school for the School of Medical Radiation Sciences at Charles Sturt University. His Australian clinical experience was gained as a radiographer at Queen Victoria Medical Centre and maintained as a per diem practitioner.
Dr. Glisson's educational background is interwoven into his successful career. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in research epidemiology and preventive medicine from Monash University in 2007 and completed specialist education for community college leadership at the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Community College Leadership Academy in the same year. He also holds a Master of Applied Science in research physics imaging from Monash University 1994 and a diploma of applied science in medical radiography from RMIT University, where he graduated as valedictorian in 1979.
Among his numerous accolades, Dr. Glisson is particularly proud of receiving an Australian national teaching award and grant for university teaching excellence from The Committee on Advancement of University Teaching. He is also fulfilled by his work in creating many new laboratories and buildings in the institutions he has worked and in contributing to the development and expansion of new credentials and programs in his field, and for allied health. His efforts were instrumental in laying the foundation for several other associated health and nursing programs being established within the various institutions of his career.
Born in Australia, Dr. Glisson faced challenges upon immigrating to the United States and restarting his education career. He worked a fast-food position as he completed specific courses to allow recertification in his field that would reinstate his ability to clinical practice. Dr. Glisson attributes his professional success both in Australia and the U.S. to his belief that his own actions, not events outside his control, are what define him. He enjoys being a ham radio operator, fixing things around the house and old sports cars as hobbies. In the upcoming years, he hopes to return his expertise to higher education by serving as an inspirational and innovative community college president.
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