A release from the college said: “Frandsen brings national experience to the NCAC presidency, having previously served on the NCAA Division III membership committee. He has since been appointed to an NCAA-sponsored working group examining emerging organizational structures resulting from new partnerships between institutions.”
Since joining Wittenberg in 2017, Frandsen has worked to make investments in new academic programs such as nursing, exercise science and engineering, expanded career services, hired success advisors, increased experiential learning opportunities, and opened a fully reimaging Health, Wellness, and Athletic Complex.
Under his leadership, the university also completed its historic $100-million “Having Light” Campaign, which generated record levels of giving and alumni participation, led campus-wide strategic planning and initiated several student success and retention efforts.
Before his higher education career, Frandsen worked in corporate finance for global companies in the telecommunication, chemical and electronics industries, all while coaching swimming part time. He coached swimmers at clubs in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Colorado before pursuing his corporate career.
Frandsen earned his Ph.D. in management, with an emphasis on strategic management, from the University of Texas at Austin, and holds an M.B.A. and B.S. in finance, both from The Pennsylvania State University.
The NCAC, founded in 1983, consists of nine academically selective colleges and universities, including Denison University, DePauw University, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg and the College of Wooster, along with affiliate members Allegheny College, Earlham College, Transylvania University, and Washington & Jefferson College (field hockey). The conference’s newest members, John Carroll University, begins play in 2025. It sponsors 23 championship sports, 11 for men and 12 for women.
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