Darron Collins | |
|---|---|
| 6th President of the College of the Atlantic | |
| In office 2011 – June 30, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | David F. Hales |
| Succeeded by | Sylvia Torti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Darron Asher Collins 1970 (age 55–56) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | College of the Atlantic (BA) Tulane University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Human ecologist, academic administrator |
Darron Asher Collins (born 1970) is an American human ecologist and academic administrator specialized in ethnobotany. He became president of the College of the Atlantic in 2011.
Life
[edit]Collins is from Morris Plains, New Jersey.[1] His grandmother, Josephine Collins (née Flynn), was born in County Roscommon and immigrated to Morristown, New Jersey in May 1928.[2] Collins was raised in nearby Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey[3] and graduated from Parsippany Hills High School in 1988.[4] He was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and graduated from College of the Atlantic in 1992 with his BA in human ecology.[5][1][6] Collins completed a master's degree in Latin American Studies and a Ph.D. in anthropology at Tulane University. During his studies, he researched ethnobotany in Guatemala and became conversant in Qʼeqchiʼ.[5][7] His 2001 dissertation was titled From Woods to Weeds: Cultural and Ecological Transformations in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.[8] He also wrote and directed the documentary "Amur River Basin: Sanctuary for the Mighty Taimen". Collins is a Barry Goldwater Science Scholar, a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, and a Fellow National of the Explorers Club, reflecting a career marked by both academic excellence and exploratory achievement. [9]
Before becoming COA's president, Collins spent a decade with the World Wildlife Fund overseeing international conservation projects in the Amazon, Mongolia, and Russian Far East. [10]
Collins worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature for ten years, ending as the managing director of creative assets.[5] He became president of the College of the Atlantic in 2011. Collins is the first COA alumni to hold the position.[11]
Collins lives in Bar Harbor, Maine, with his wife Karen, their two daughters (Maggie and Molly) [12], and their black lab Lucy. In his free time, he enjoys trail running and fly fishing. He is fluent in both Spanish and Q'eqchi'-Maya[13][1][14] Preceding 2011, Collins resided in Decatur, Georgia.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Trotter, Bill (June 14, 2011). "College of the Atlantic names new president". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Obituary for Josephine Collins (Aged 98)". Daily Record. October 23, 2007. p. 13. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Darron Collins, College of the Atlantic. Accessed September 8, 2021. "Before COA: I grew up in Parsippany, New Jersey."
- ^ Osby, Liv. "Fellowship offers river of travel", Daily Record, August 23, 1992. Accessed September 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "After living four years on a college campus, Morris Plains native Darron Collins will spend the next 12 months in an outdoor classroom, studying the rivers of Chile, Egypt and New Zealand.... Collins, 22, is a 1988 graduate of Parsippany Hills High School who completed his studies last spring at the College of the Atlantic, a small school in Bar Harbor, Me."
- ^ a b c d Gold, Donna (2011). "COA Announces a New President Darron Collins '92". The College of the Atlantic Magazine. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via yumpu.com.
- ^ "2 COA students receive national fellowships". The Bangor Daily News. May 2, 1992. p. 18. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Darron Collins | President of College of the Atlantic". The Maine Mag. July 17, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Collins, Darron Asher (2001). From Woods to Weeds: Cultural and Ecological Transformations in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. OCLC 57317101.
- ^ https://barharborhistorical.org/darron-collins-bio/
- ^ https://barharborhistorical.org/darron-collins-bio/
- ^ Trotter, Bill (September 6, 2011). "COA head discusses changes, traditions". The Bangor Daily News. p. 7. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ https://outercoast.org/board_of_trustees/darron-collins/
- ^ https://barharborhistorical.org/darron-collins-bio/
- ^ Khullar, Amanat (July 10, 2015). "College president and family climbing 40 peaks in Acadia". Acadia Visitor. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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