RESUME
Don L. Mourton
44632
N. Fig Ave.
Lancaster,
CA 93534
Home –
(661) 948-3050 – dmourton@ridgecrest.ca.us
Work –
(661) 722-6303 – dmourton@avc.edu
http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~dmourton
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Education |
Institution |
Degree |
Major |
Minor |
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1979-84 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Ph.D. |
Counseling Psychology |
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1969-72 |
California State University, Los Angeles |
MA |
Psychology |
Education |
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1966-67 |
Point Loma (Pasadena) College |
BA |
Psychology |
Business |
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1965-66 |
California State University, Fresno |
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1963-65 |
Porterville College |
AA |
Psychology |
Business |
Credentials
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California Community College
Supervisor, Psychology Instructor and Counselor
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Standard Elementary Teaching
Employment History
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July 1, 1999 to Present |
Assistant Superintendent, Vice
President-Student Services Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA |
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Administrative
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Admissions
and Records |
Matriculation |
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Counseling
Services |
Financial
Aid |
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International
Students |
EOPS/CARE
Programs |
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Veteran’s
Services |
DSS
Program |
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Assessment
Services |
Student
Development |
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Scholarships |
Commencement |
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Transfer
Center |
Student
Discipline |
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Career
Center |
Student
Orientation |
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Articulation |
Enrollment
Management & Outreach Services |
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Athletics
Game Management |
CalWORKS
Program |
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Athletic
Eligibility |
Job
Placement Center |
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Re-Entry
Services |
MIS |
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Serve as Acting Superintendent/President in President’s
absence
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1981 to June 1999 |
Vice President – Student Services (CSSO) Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest,
CA |
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Administrative
duties included supervision and direction of the following: |
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Admissions
and Records |
Athletics |
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Counseling
Services |
Matriculation |
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Job
Placement |
Financial
Aid |
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Learning
Assistance Center |
Special
Services (EOPS/DSPS/CARE) |
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Institutional
Research |
Personal
Development Courses |
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International
Students |
Athletic
Boosters Foundation |
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Veteran’s
Services |
Student
Activities |
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Assessment
Services |
Commencement |
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Scholarships |
Student
Discipline |
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Transfer
Center |
Student
Orientation |
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Student
Employment |
Off-Campus
Student Housing |
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Team member of KCCD Banner
Steering Committee
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Team member of KCCD Banner
Student Management and Information System
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Chairperson of KCCD Banner
Financial Aid Management and Information System
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KCCD Student Services
Committee
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Serve as Acting President in
President’s absence
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Past Responsibilities – Food
Service, Bookstore, Basic Skills
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1976-80 |
Director of Guidance Services Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest,
CA |
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Duties
included supervision and direction of the following: |
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Counseling |
Career
Services |
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Job
Placement |
Testing |
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Articulation |
Special
Services (EOPS, DSPS, CARE) |
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Orientation |
Relations
with Schools |
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Staff
Development |
Personal
Development Courses |
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Learning
Assistance Center |
Partnership
Program |
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Basic
Skills (English, Math, Reading) |
Academic/Personal/Career
Counseling |
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1975-76 |
EOPS Director/Counselor/Psychology
Instructor Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest,
CA |
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Duties
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Development
of new EOPS Program |
Teaching: Physiological Psychology, |
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Testing |
Statistics,
Effective Behavior |
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General
Counseling |
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Other Employment
1974-75 High School Counselor, Sherman E.
Burroughs High School, Ridgecrest, CA
1967-74 Vice Principal/Teacher, Woodville
Elementary School District,
Porterville, CA
1972-74 Part-time Counselor, Icthus
Associates, Porterville, CA
1966-67 Part-time Assistant to Vocational
Psychologist, Department of
Rehabilitation, Pasadena, CA
Antelope Valley College
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Developed
Matriculation Priority Registration System
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Implemented
New Outreach and Recruitment Program
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Member
of Strategic Planning and Budget Committee
Cerro Coso
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Developed long-term
institutional schedule for all Instructional programs
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Computerized all student
services operations
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Integrated all specially
funded projects into one program, Special Services (EOPS, DSPS, CARE) Developed College Tutoring and Learning
Assistance Programs
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Implemented College Telephone
Registration System
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Implemented Optical Data
Storage System for Records Office
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Chaired College committee for
Budget process development
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Chairperson College long
range planning for Extension programs
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Member of Curriculum and
Instruction Committee
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Member of College Council
(shared governance steering committee)
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Member of Instructional Technology Committee
Related Professional Activities
Past
Consultant: ACT
ASSET Community College Users
Presentations and Workshops
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League of Innovations
National Conference - Student Services in the 21st Century, "Students as
Paraprofessionals"
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Kern Community College
District - Student Services Conference "Computerizing Student Services
Programs"
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Naval Weapons Center
Employees, Cerro Coso Staff, Porterville College, Bank of America -
"Stress Management - A Quality of Life Decision"
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Western College Reading and
Learning Association - "A Comprehensive Community College Program for the
Traumatized Student"
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ACT Community College
Conference - "A Mini-Workshop for New Computer Users"
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GTE Telephone Corporation
- "Enhancing Quality of Life"
Workshop"
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The Department of Employment
- Workshops in Career Decision Making
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China Lake Naval Weapons
Center - Life Planning Workshops
Publications
Healy,
C. C. & Mourton, D. L. (1983). Derivatives of the Self-Directed Search:
Potential Clinical and Evaluative Uses.
Journal of Vocational Behavior. 23, 318-328.
Healy,
C. C. & Mourton, D. L. (1984). The
Effects of an Abbreviated Self-Directed Search on the Career Decision
Competence of Community College Students.
The Vocational Guidance
Quarterly. 33, 1, 55-62.
Healy,
C. C. & Mourton, D. L. (1984). The
Self-Directed Search: Personality Scales and Career Maturity. Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance.
17, 1, 3-14.
Healy,
C. C. & Mourton, D. L. Anderson, E.C. & Robinson, E. (1984). The Relation of Career Maturity to Academic
Achievement in Community College Students and Disadvantaged University
students. Journal of College Student
Personnel. 25, 4, 347-352.
Healy,
C. C. Mourton, D. L. Anderson, E. C. & Robinson, E. (1984). Career Maturity
and the Achievement of Community College Students and Disadvantaged University
Students. Journal of College Student Personnel 25, 4, 347-352.
Healy, C. C. & Mourton, D. L.
(1985) Congruence and Vocational Identity: Outcomes of Career Counseling with
Persuasive Power. Journal of
Counseling Psychology. 32, 3, 441-444.
Healy,
C. C. & Mourton, D. L. (1987) Career Exploration, College Jobs, and
GPA. Journal of College Student
Personnel. 28, 28-33.
Healy,
C. C. Mitchell, J. M. & Mourton, D.
L. (1987) Age and Grade Differences in Career Development Among Community
College Students. The Review of
Higher Education 10, 3, 246-258.
Healy,
C. C. Tailor, M. & Mourton, D. L. (1990) My Vocational Situation: Its
Relation to Concurrent Career and Future Academic Benchmarks. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and
Development 23, 3, 100-107.
Dissertation
“A
Study of the Characteristics Which Relate to the Agreement of Expressed and
Inventoried Interests.”
Professional-Organization-Membership
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American Psychological
Association
Community Service
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Ridgecrest Community Hospital
Foundation-Board of Directors
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Ridgecrest Little
League-Board of Directors
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Icthus Associates (Community
Youth Services) Board of Directors
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Faller School Title 1 School
Advisory Committee-President