Online Education Leader Ashworth College Appoints Leslie Gargiulo Ph.D. Vice President of Education

Aug. 25, 2010 - PRLog -- NORCROSS, Georgia – Ashworth College, a leading provider of accredited, online education programs, announced today that Leslie Gargiulo, Ph.D. has been appointed Vice President of Education for both Ashworth College and Ashworth High School. Dr. Gargiulo brings to her new role at Ashworth (http://www.ashworthcollege.edu) more than 18 years of professional expertise in higher education as an educator, administrator and advocate from both private and non-profit sectors.

For over ten years, Dr. Gargiulo has led an education consulting firm working with state university systems, community colleges, and school districts on program evaluation and data analysis, and has brought international exposure through comparative studies. Since 2003 Leslie has been an integral administrator and faculty at two Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) accredited universities. During this time she was instrumental in building a new online university and was a principal architect in achieving accreditation.  

"We’re excited to have Leslie join the Ashworth team. Her expertise in online education, higher education and corporate research will help ensure that Ashworth continues to grow as one of the leading global players in today’s highly competitive and fast changing education arena,” said Gary Keisling, Ashworth Chairman and CEO.

In addition to having held positions at Allied American University, TUI University and University of California, Dr. Gargiulo has published more than 20 academic articles and has made presentations to numerous organizations, colleges and universities, including University of Notre Dame, Touro University, American Educational Research Association and Pop Culture Association. She has also received two fellowship awards from the National Science Foundation.

“Ashworth College is a unique learning environment that truly serves the education pipeline from high school, to career, to college,” commented Dr. Gargiulo. “Ashworth’s student-centered integrated approach to education will continue to fill an important need in our country.  I am excited about joining the Ashworth team and I look forward to being instrumental in the future growth and success of Ashworth College.”

Dr. Gargiulo earned her bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana; master of science in physics from San Jose State University, San Jose; master of arts in philosophy from the University of California, Riverside; and, her PhD in comparative education from University of California, Los Angeles.

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About Ashworth College

Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Ashworth College, a leader in online education, offers students worldwide more than 100 online college degrees, online certificate programs, online career training and online high school diplomas. Ashworth is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The Accrediting Commission of the DETC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. For more information, visit http://www.ashworthcollege.edu.

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