Department: Academic and Student Affairs

President and Provost

Education
B.A., Dickinson College, 1989
M.A., Dickinson College, 1993
Ph.D, University of Connecticut, 1998

Instructional Technical and Design Specialist

Executive Director of Academic Development & Compliance; Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Department: Academic and Student Affairs, College of Professional Programs, Criminal Justice
Campus Address: 202 South Hall
Phone: (207) 768-9598
Email: lorne.gibson@maine.edu

Bio
Native to Canton, South Dakota, Dr. Dr. Gibson studied sociology and criminal justice at Dakota Wesleyan, U. of South Dakota, and South Dakota State U. He worked at McCrossans Boys Ranch, a juvenile facility, during his doctoral studies. He joined AFROTC during doctoral studies at South Dakota State and later served as an AF officer from 2003 to 2011. As an officer, he served in the AF Occupational Measurement Squadron, then the USAF Academy before resigning and taking a new professorship at U. of Wisconsin-Platteville. He left UWP for UMPI in 2015 remaining in the criminal justice field. Dr. Gibson is married with 4 adult children.
Areas of Expertise
Management, Organization, Leadership Social Movements and Change Courtship and Gender
Community Involvement
- Civil Air Patrol, Squadron Commander, Presque Isle

Dean of Academic Affairs

Education
B.S., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1999
B.S., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1999
M.Ed., Saint Joseph's College of Maine, 2008
Ed.D., Walden University, 2019

Director of University Experience and Experiential Learning, Title III Project

Education
B.A., Saint Anselm College, 1990
M.Ed., Walden University, 2008
Certificate in Advanced Educational Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2017