Background
Dr. Paul R. Corts was named the president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) in June of 2006. Prior to joining the CCCU, he served as Assistant Attorney General for Administration with the U.S. Department of Justice from 2002.
At the Department of Justice, Corts served on the President's Management Council, Council of Chief Financial Officers, the Enduring Constitutional Government Coordinating Council, the Executive Board of the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (Department of State) and various other federal organizations. President Bush also appointed him to serve on the Board of Directors of the Federal Prisons Industries.
As Assistant Attorney General for Administration, Corts oversaw the Department's Justice Management Division (JMD) and was the Chief Financial Officer. JMD provides overall administrative services and management leadership for the Department.
Immediately prior to joining the Justice Department, Corts served as president of Palm Beach Atlantic University for nearly 12 years. He also served as president of Wingate University in North Carolina, and he has held administrative and teaching positions at Oklahoma Baptist University and Western Kentucky University.
As a higher education administrator, he has focused on strategic planning for campus growth and program development along with resource development and management. His presidencies have reflected strong growth in revenues, assets, reserves, endowments, technology and physical facilities. As an academic, he specialized in rhetoric and communications and is the co-author of two textbooks in the field.
Corts served many professional organizations in higher education, including a term as president of the American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, an advisory policy board member for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, as well as chair of the board of directors of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida. He has also been devoted to economic development, serving on such statewide boards as Florida's Council of 100, and local boards such as the Palm Beach County Business Development Board and the Economic Council.
Born in Terre Haute, Ind., he graduated from Georgetown College in Kentucky and received his master's and doctoral degrees from Indiana University. He and his wife Diane are the parents of three children.
Experience
Assistant Attorney General for Administration
U.S. Department of Justice
2002-2006
PresidentPalm Beach Atlantic University
1991-2002
President
Wingate University
1983-1991
Personal
Paul and his wife, Diane, reside in northern Virginia and have two grown sons and one grown daughter.