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Louis D. Whitesides, DBA, CRASenior Higher Education Executive
Executive Curriculum Vitae

Education & Credentials

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Academic preparation

Education & credential evidence

Academic credentials are presented with a distinction between public display artifacts and the credential-of-record source. The Argosy University Doctorate of Business Administration is VERIFIED: the diploma and official transcript have been reconciled, including the October 1, 2009 award date, International Business concentration, and 3.96 cumulative GPA.

Doctorate of Business Administration

Business Administration — Argosy University, Sarasota. Conferred October 1, 2009. Transcript record: Business Administration - DBA, concentration in International Business; overall cumulative GPA 3.96.

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Argosy University diploma conferring the Doctorate of Business Administration on Louis Whitesides in October 2009
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Public excerpt of Argosy University transcript showing DBA degree awarded October 1, 2009 and overall cumulative GPA 3.96

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Master of Science

Management — Southern Wesleyan University.

Credential-of-record evidence pending intake

Bachelor of Science

Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics — South Carolina State University.

Credential-of-record evidence pending intake
Credential governance: The Argosy DBA is no longer a pending-intake credential. The diploma and official transcript support the current verified state. The exact formal credential title is Doctorate of Business Administration; DBA is the abbreviation and should be stated separately when exact title wording is requested. The website is a public summary; the issuer/official record remains authoritative. The public transcript derivative intentionally omits personal identifiers.

Executive & leadership preparation

Association of Governing Boards
Institute for Leadership and Governance in Higher Education, Class of 2026–2027
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Harvard University
Executive Certificate in Higher Education Leadership
Exact credential wording pending
Cornell University
Executive Leadership Certificate
Exact credential wording pending
Temple University, Harrisburg
Certificate in Fundraising
Exact credential wording pending
Certified Research Administrator (CRA)
Research Administrators Certification Council
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