Daniel W. Wheeler

Daniel W. Wheeler is a higher education consultant and professor emeritus of leadership studies and former head of the Department of Ag Leadership, Education, and Communications at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Previously he served as the university's coordinator of the Office of Professional and Organizational Development. He has degrees from Antioch College, Cornell, and SUNYAB. Wheeler has made numerous contributions to faculty development, chairing departments, and leadership. For example, he has coauthored The Academic Chair Handbook (2008), Academic Leadership in Community Colleges (1994), The Department Chair: New Roles, Responsibilities and Challenges (1993), and Enhancing Faculty Development: Strategies for Development and Renewal (1990), and has contributed numerous book chapters and articles on faculty development, department chairs, and leadership. Wheeler is a past president of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education and recipient of the prestigious Spirit of POD Award. He is a member of the advisory boards of the Academic Chairpersons Conference, The Department Chair, and Effective Practices for Academic Leaders. Wheeler has also been a visiting scholar in Australia and Scotland and is a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Higher Education (recently providing chair development in the Ukraine). He has taught graduate and undergraduate leadership courses with an emphasis on servant leadership. Wheeler is coauthor of the Servant Leadership Questionnaire and author of the upcoming Jossey-Bass book Servant Leadership for Higher Education: Principles and Practices. He consults and leads workshops in all of these areas in the United States and abroad.