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Biography

Kevin Acker earned an MBA with honors from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelor’s degree in government from Dartmouth College, graduating magna cum laude, where he was editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth.

In his free time, Kevin Acker enjoys modern art and design, hiking, mountain biking, classical music and high-end audio equipment. He has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and traveled in 37 countries.

Dartmouth emerged onto the national academic stage at the turn of the twentieth century. Prior to this period, the College had been relatively unknown and poorly funded. In the early 1900’s Dartmouth underwent a major revitalization of facilities, faculty, and the student body. Twenty new structures replaced antiquated buildings, while the student body and faculty both expanded threefold. Tucker is often credited for having "refounded Dartmouth" and bringing it into national prestige.

There are 39 academic departments offering 56 major programs at Dartmouth. In 2007, the most popular majors were economics, government, psychological, history, and English.
As of 2008, Dartmouth College fields 34 intercollegiate varsity teams: 16 for men, 16 for women, as well as coed sailing and equestrian programs. In addition to the traditional American team sports (football, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey), Dartmouth competes in many other sports including track and field, sailing, tennis, rowing, soccer, skiing, and lacrosse.

Dartmouth has been ranked as one of the most technologically-advanced colleges in the world (as in Newsweek's 2004 ranking of "Hottest for the Tech-Savvy" and Yahoo!'s 1998 "Wired Colleges" list.

In 2001, Dartmouth became the first Ivy League institution to offer universally available wireless internet access. With over 1,400 access points, the network is available throughout all College buildings as well as in most public outdoor spaces.

Dartmouth's alumni are known for their devotion to the College. In 2007, Dartmouth was ranked second only to Princeton University in the U.S. for alumni donation rates by U.S. News & World Report. As of 2007, Dartmouth has graduated 237 classes of students and has over 60,000 living alumni in a variety of fields.

Dartmouth alumni that have or currently serve in a position of leadership in the corporate world include:   John Donahoe (eBay), Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (IBM), Charles E. Haldeman (Putnam Investments),Donald J. Hall, Sr. (Hallmark Cards), Jeffrey R. Immelt (General Electric), Henry Paulson (Goldman Sachs),and Grant Tinker (NBC).
Dartmouth has many alumni in the world of television and entertainment. Rachel Dratch, a cast member of Saturday Night Live,creator of Grey's Anatomy Shonda Rhimes, and the titular character of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Fred Rogers. Others also include Emmy Award winner Michael Moriarty, Andrew Shue of Melrose Place, Aisha Tyler of Friends and 24,and Connie Britton of Spin City, The West Wing, and Friday Night Lights.

Dartmouth also boasts a number of Olympic competitors. Cherie Piper, Gillian Apps, and Katie Weatherston were among Canada's ice hockey gold medalists in 2006. Dick Durrance and Tim Caldwell competed for the United States in skiing in the 1936 and 1976 Winter Olympics, respectively.

As for professional sports; Dartmouth alumni include Brad Ausmus and All-Star Mike Remlinger. Professional football players include former Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler, linebacker Reggie Wiliams, three-time Pro Bowler Nick Lowery,quarterback Jeff Kemp, and Tennessee Titans tight end Casey Cramer.

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