Associate Vice President for Technology
Chief Information Officer
Cedarville University

Education

• B. S. in Mathematics, Taylor University (IN)
• M.A.T. in Mathematics, Indiana University (IN)
• Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University (FL)

Biography

• Born and raised in Holland, Michigan
• Married to Dorothy
• Two children (Debra and Douglas)

Professional

• Associate Vice President for Technology/Chief Information Officer at Cedarville, 2006-present
• Director of Computer Services at Cedarville, 1986-2006
• Professor of Management Information Systems at Cedarville, on faculty since 1984
• Direct responsibility for Information Technology department, 1986-present
• Consultant with Scott Howder , specializing in Datatel/Unidata applications
• Member (1996-2001), Commission on Technology, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
• Member (1997-1999) and Chair (1999-2000), Network Awards Committee, Educause
• Member (2002-2003), Midwest Regional Conference Planning Committee, Educause
• Member (2012-present), IT Issues Commmittee, Educause
• Member (1991-1993, 1995-1997) and chair (1997-1998), Datatel User Group Technical Board
• Member (2004-2006), Datatel Information Technology Client Advisory Team
• Board of Directors (2011-present), Greater Dayton IT Alliance
• Member (2003-2007), Events Committee, Greater Dayton IT Alliance
• Co-Chair (2009-present), Ohio Information Security Conference, Greater Dayton IT Alliance
• Member (2008-present), OARnet (Ohio Academic Resources Network) Advisory Board
• Member (2010-present), OARnet (Ohio Academic Resources Network) Business and Finance Committee
• President (2011-2012), Ohio Independent Nonprofit College and University Chief Information Officers (OHINDCIO)
• Maintainer since 1996 of "Cedarville DOWNLOAD", a data extraction utility for Unidata and Universe environments (available at ftp.cedarville.edu).

Recent Presentations and Publications

• Information TechnInformation Technology in Higher Education: 2012 Survey of Chief Information Offices, Executive Summary, Michael Zastrocky, David Rotman, et. al., 2012 (distributed by the Chronicle of Higher Education)
• "Bring Your Own Device (But Don't Call Us)", joint presntation with Scott Howder, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Annual Technology Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, May 2012
• "There's Life in Unidata!", joint presentation with Ryan Bowen, Datatel User Group Meeting, Oxon Hill, Maryland, April 2012
• "Personal Devices in the Workplace", joint presentation with Richard Mickool from Wittenberg University, CIO Council, Dayton, Ohio, August 2010
• "Legal Compliance and Security: A Conversation", Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Annual Technology Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2010
• "Become Unidata Savvy", Datatel User Group Meeting, Oxon Hill, Maryland, March 2010
• "Become a Unidata Hero", Datatel User Group Meeting, Oxon Hill, Maryland, April 2009
• "Cedarville DOWNLOAD and Other Unidata Tools", Great Lakes (Datatel) User Group Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2008
• "e-Discovery", CIO Council, Dayton, Ohio, June 2008 (with followup article in "Technology First", Volume 6, Number 7)
• "Legal Compliance and Security: A Conversation", Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Annual Technology Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 2008
• "Cedarville DOWNLOAD and Other Unidata Tools", Datatel User Group Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 2008
• "Selection and Implementation of a Ubiquitous Wireless Network", joint presentation with Nathan Hay, ACUTA Fall Seminar, Minneapolis, MN, October 2007
• "Compliance and Security", Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Annual Technology Conference, Grantham, Pennsylvania, June 2007
• "When Cars and Pigs Fly", article in Technology First Dayton, Greater Dayton IT Alliance, January 2007
• "CIO Forecast Forum", panel discussion, Greater Dayton IT Alliance, Dayton, Ohio, December 2006

Interests

• Helping with children's programs at church
• Attending sporting events
• Bicycling
• Traveling

You can contact me at rotmand@cedarville.edu