Dr. Ed Whipple is Interim Vice President for Campus Life at Lake Forest College (IL). He holds a BA from Willamette University (OR), MA from Northwestern University, and Ph.D. from Oregon State University. Besides Lake Forest College he has held vice president positions at Boise State University, Willamette University, Bowling Green State University and Montana State University-Billings. He also has held graduate faculty status at several of these institutions. He has written widely on issues affecting college students and student affairs administration. Dr. Whipple has been active in NASPA- Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and the Association of Public and Land Grant Colleges.