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Dr. Brad Bartel was born and raised in New York City, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Brooklyn College in 1970. In 1974 he earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology from The University of Missouri. His thirty-five year professional archaeological research career has included excavations in Turkey, Yugoslavia, Ireland, California, North Carolina, and Florida. Included have been excavations of Roman military and civil sites, Celtic ceremonial sites, Neolithic through Bronze Age habitations, the first European |
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| settlement on the west coast of the United States (San Diego Presidio), and the home sites of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford in Florida. He has made significant written contributions to archaeological theory and method on topics including prehistoric burial practices, colonial control, and the significance of symbolism in human societies. The varied research projects were funded by the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Smithsonian Institution, as well as affiliated universities. He has also taught over thirty different courses in anthropology at three universities. |
| After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Bartel began his professorial career at San Diego State University (1975-1991) where he was also the Associate Dean for Graduate Division and Research. In 1991, Dr. Bartel became the Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Research at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a position he held until 2000. |
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During his administrative tenure at Greensboro, he developed new masters and doctoral programs, post-baccalaureate and post-masters certificate programs, and quadrupled the contract and grant activity of the University. During that period, he was also the Chair of the Greensboro Historic Preservation Commission.
In 2000, Dr. Bartel became the Provost and Executive Vice President of Florida Gulf Coast University, near Fort Myers and Naples, Florida. Established in 1997, it is one of the newest state universities in the United States. Under his academic leadership, Florida Gulf Coast University enrollment grew 20% annually, developed dozens of degree programs, and raised over $15 million annually. Included were unique private/public partnerships. He has also served on a number of corporate boards.
On June 1, 2004, Dr. Bartel became the President of Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. He is married to Laura Bartel an anthropologist who has conducted research in Yugoslavia and California, and has taught anthropology at institutions in California, North Carolina, and Florida. They have two children, Jordan, 26, who is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in Journalism and is a feature reporter for the Carroll County Times newspaper in Westminster, Maryland, and Kim, 23, a graduate of The University of North Carolina–Asheville and is employed as a counselor for at-risk youth at Eliada Homes, Asheville, North Carolina. |
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