Alum & Public Trustee John L. Bennett, Ph.D., Named Noble Fellow at Queens University of Charlotte

Fielding alum and Public Trustee John L. Bennet, Ph.D. (HOD’2006) was recently named a Noble Fellow at Queens University of Charlotte. 

The Noble Fellowship is an endowed fellowship at Queens University of Charlotte, sponsored by Drs. Jerry Greenhoot and Kathryn Greenhoot, in honor of their teacher, Professor Noble Hines, whose life and values expressed the concept of “paying forward” long before it was defined elsewhere. His contributions were multiplied by the lives he influenced well beyond those people he knew or intended to assist. It is in this spirit that the Noble Fellowship was founded. 

The goal of the Noble Fellowship is to encourage and mentor students and faculty as they prepare for a lifetime of creative and generous work. The Noble Fellowship consists of individuals whose demonstrated merit, in their lives and in their scholarship, anticipates their lifelong contributions to the arts, science, teaching or public service, to name a few examples. The award is completely merit based and given in the Fellowship’s expectation of an applicant’s future contributions. Fellows are chosen from persons of the highest intellectual curiosity, character, depth and breadth of thought, and of life interests.

John L. Bennett, Ph.D.

Dr. John Bennett is a professor of business and behavioral science and director of graduate programs for the McColl School of Business. He holds the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. Chair of Leadership. As director of graduate programs he leads and manages the school’s M.B.A. and M.S. in talent and organization development programs as well as the four concentrations and graduate certificates. As a faculty member, he teaches graduate courses in executive coaching, leadership, and interpersonal and group dynamics. He has written numerous articles about coaching, change, and use of self in professional practice as well as two books: “Leading the Edge of Change” and “The Essential Network.” He also co-authored “Coaching for Change” (Routledge).  

Dr. Bennett also joined the board of Rowan Global, also known as Rowan Education Partners, Rowan University’s vehicle to reach out and serve the needs of college students, working adults, lifelong learners, and the business community. Fielding is the first university affiliate of Rowan Education Partners. “The partnership between Rowan and Fielding is an exceptional opportunity for our entire community. An alliance with Rowan Global empowers Fielding to do what it has done since its founding in 1974—offering educational opportunities to adult learners as they pursue graduate degrees in the social sciences,” shared Fielding Board Chair Karen S. Bogart, Ph.D.