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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – VCSU President Tisa Mason has been named one of Prairie Business magazine’s 2016 Top 25 Women in Business. She is profiled in the March 2016 issue of the magazine.
Prairie Business annually recognizes successful businesswomen in the northern plains region—North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota—who have made significant impacts in their chosen professions, industries and communities.
President Mason was one of 25 honorees selected from 150 nominations received. Honorees were selected through a nomination process that emphasized professional achievement, community contributions and work-life balance. The magazine is available online at prairiebizmag.com.
“I’m thrilled to be recognized among this group of exceptional women,” said President Mason. “Throughout my career in higher education, I’ve led so that my efforts can benefit students. At VCSU, I’m surrounded by a wonderful group of talented, hardworking faculty and staff who feel the same way; I’m proud to share this honor with them.”
A native of Massachusetts, Tisa Mason came to Valley City from Hays, Kan., where she served as vice president for student affairs at Fort Hays State University. President Mason previously served as dean of student life at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater in Whitewater, Wis.; executive director of the Sigma Kappa Sorority and Foundation in Indianapolis, Ind.; director of student life and assistant professor at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Va.; and assistant dean of students, Hanover College, Hanover, Ind.
A frequent speaker on leadership, student involvement, adult learners, and fraternities and sororities on college campuses, she is a NASPA member and former president, treasurer and board member of the Center for the Study of the College Fraternity.
In 2013, Mason received the Robert H. Shaffer Award from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors for her long-term commitment to fostering positive change in fraternities and sororities. She received the Excellence in Service to Students Award from the National Society of Leadership and Success in the same year.
Her academic credentials include a Doctor of Education degree in higher education from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.; a Master of Science degree in education from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill., and a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology/anthropology from Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. She has also earned the professional credential of Certified Association Executive (CAE).