Jim Frey

Author, editor, or contributing author of 168 articles, books, journal columns, and workshop reports, the last of which was published in Spring 2011
Conducted educational research and/or credential evaluation workshops in 25 countries
Only non-European ever elected to the EAIE Executive Board

CV/Resume

Summary: James Frey has a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in Latin and History and a minor in Greek, and a Master of Arts degree in Guidance and Counseling, both from Marquette University, and a Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education from Indiana University-Bloomington.

Jim was an evaluator of foreign educational credentials from 25 September 1961 to 6 January 2012, (a span of 50 years, 3 months, and 12 days). He worked at three U.S. universities (Marquette, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Indiana), one governmental agency (Fulbright-Japan), and two private non-profit corporations: World Education Services, Inc. [WES] and Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. [ECE].

Jim’s first article was published by the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (now known as NAFSA: Association of International Educators) in December 1965. Since then he was the author, editor, or contributing author of 168 articles, books, journal columns, and workshop reports, the last of which was published in Spring 2011, plus 130 issues of the ECE Electronic Newsletter.

During his career, Jim conducted educational research and/or credential evaluation workshops in 25 countries. He acquired an extensive collection of foreign language dictionaries that enabled him to read educational credentials and related printed materials in 38 languages.

Jim held a large number and variety of positions within NAFSA: Association of International Educators, AACRAO [American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers] and EAIE [European Association for International Education]. He was the first non-European elected to the board of the Admissions Officers and Credential Evaluators [ACE] professional section of EAIE, and he is the only non-European ever elected to the EAIE Executive Board.

Jim received the Homer Higbee Award for significant, distinguished, and continuous service from NAFSA: Association of International Educators, in May 1991. He received a Certificate of Appreciation for Years of Service and Contributions from the Wisconsin Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (WACRAO), in November 2006. He was the second recipient of the AACRAO Award for Excellence in International Education, in May 2007. He was the first recipient of the EAIE President’s Award for distinguished service, in September 2008. He received life membership in NAFSA in June 2011. He was selected for inclusion in eleven Who’s Who publications (fifteen editions).

In April 2013, Jim received the Marquette University College of Education Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Achievement Award.

EDUCATION:

8/72 – 3/76 Indiana University – Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Higher Education
2/65 – 8/67 Marquette University – Master of Arts (M.A.) in Guidance & Counseling
9/57 – 6/60 Marquette University – Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – History & Latin majors, Greek minor

EMPLOYMENT:

1/07 – 1/12 – Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. – Senior Advisor & Founder: responsible for research, training, and public relations.
11/80-12/06 – Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. – President: responsible for credential evaluation policies, research, training, public relations, and financial administration.
7/82 – 6/84 – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Specialist: responsible for evaluating difficult foreign student credentials, reviewing evaluations completed by Foreign Student Services staff members, and training staff members to develop in-house capability (part-time).
1/77 – 12/80 – World Education Services, Inc. – Executive Director: responsible for foreign educational credential evaluation, placement of foreign students in U.S. academic institutions, research, and public relations.
9/72 – 12/76 – Indiana University-Bloomington – Assistant Director of Admissions: shared responsibility for undergraduate and graduate foreign admissions, and was responsible for determining transfer of credit for foreign study by U.S. students, for all eight campuses of the University.
10/71 – 8/72 – U.S. Educational Commission in Japan – (Fulbright Commission) [USEC-J] (now Japan- U.S. Educational Commission [JUSEC]): Consultant to the USEC-J Educational Counseling Service, funded by the Non-Sponsored Foreign Student Programs Staff of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State; responsible for increasing the efficiency of the staff and procedures, improving the reference library, and providing in-service training for staff members; expanded the staff from two to five full-time positions.
7/67 – 10/71 – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Director, Department of Foreign Student Services: responsible for foreign educational credential evaluation, foreign student admissions, orientation, non-academic advising, academic advising (freshmen, sophomores, and first registration for all new students), liaison with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (also for all foreign faculty), advising U.S. students on study abroad and transfer of credit, and Peace Corps recruiting.
7/66 – 6/67 – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Assistant Director of Admissions: responsible for admission to undergraduate Architecture and Engineering programs, admission of under-graduate and graduate foreign students, and developing a foreign student services office.
9/61 – 6/66 – Marquette University – Assistant to the Director of Admissions: responsible for high school visitations, admissions correspondence, admissions counseling, junior college recruiting, and undergraduate foreign educational credential evaluation and foreign student admissions.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

Albanian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Faroese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Latin, Latvian, Malay, Norwegian, Pilipino, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, & Welsh (all reading only, with the help of a dictionary).

TRAVEL:

Angola, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Wales, Zambia, & Zimbabwe.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES:

AACRAO/NAFSA Task Force on Study Abroad [ANTFOSA] (funded by the Div. of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. International Communications Agency): Member 1977-82; chairman 1977-80. Co-conducted a field study in Paris, France 2-5 May 1978.
Action Programs International [API]: Conducted research 8 May to 24 June 1983 in Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Government of Portugal; co-authored Comparability of Education Levels in Nine Southern Africa Countries – Feasibility Study Covering Educational Credentials (the three countries mentioned, plus Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, & Swaziland) for the Southern Africa Development Coordinating Council [SADCC] to help these countries use each other’s educational institutions for agriculture & forestry; education & teacher training; engineering, construction, mining, & technology; and transportation and communication.
Alverno College: member, Global Studies Advisory Council, 2001-2003.
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers [AACRAO]: Institutionalrepresentative, 1966-2000 [4 institutions]; member, Admissions, Evaluation, and Placement Committee, 1966-71, chairman 1971; participant, AACRAO-AID project, 1967-75; recipient, AACRAO-AFME travel grant to Turkey, 1969; liaison to AFME, 1970-72; member, World Education Series Committee, 1975-78; member, publication review panel, 1989-99; monitor (content editor), five World Education Series volumes (Japan 1974-76, Indonesia 1977-79, Switzerland 1979-81, and two others); author, two volumes (Turkey 1972, Iraq 1988); co-author, one volume (Israel 1976); program participant at 33 national conferences, 2 regional conferences, and 9 state conferences; second recipient, Award for Excellence in International Education, 17 April 2006.
American Friends of the Middle East [AFME] (now AMIDEAST): AACRAO liaison, 1970-72.
American Immigration Lawyers Association [AILA]: Presented a workshop on Theory and Process of Credential Evaluation, Milwaukee WI, 3 October 1990; presented a workshop on Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials: An Introduction and Overview, Milwaukee WI, 3 September 1997.
Association of Wisconsin State University Faculty: Led a workshop for admissions officers on the evaluation of educational credentials from Iran, April 1966.
Canadian Education Centre Network [CECN]: Presented sessions on education in China and India at the annual conference, Ottawa, December 2002; conducted a customized training program on the educational systems of eight countries, Toronto, September 2003, and on the educational systems of nine countries, Vancouver, March 2004.
Cardinal Stritch College [CSC]: Taught three graduate courses in Education: Comparative Education: The French and U.S. Systems, 15-20 March 1981; Comparative Education: Spanish and U.S. Educational Systems, 19-24 July 1981; and Comparative Education: The British and U.S. Systems, 26-31 July 1981.
College Board: Participated in an Admissions Prediction Workshop at Oberlin College, 1962; presented a workshop on The Educational Systems of China and Taiwan for the Southern Regional Meeting, Orlando, February 1989.
Comparative and International Education Society [CIES]: Keynote speaker on “What is the Equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree?” at Questions of Equivalence in International Admissions: A Workshop in Applied Comparative Education, Midwest Regional Meeting, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 29 October 1993.
Council of Graduate Schools [CGS]: Conducted an annual meeting workshop on Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials, Washington DC, December 2002; one of four panelists for annual meeting workshops on The Bologna Process, Washington DC, December 2006 and Seattle, December 2007.
Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools [CHBGS]: Plenary speaker on Evaluating Foreign Students’ Academic Credentials at the annual conference, North Little Rock, 24 February 2006.
Council of Southern Graduate Schools [CSGS]: Presented sessions on Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials, Baton Rouge, February 2002; Do’s and Don’ts of Foreign Educational Credential Evaluation, Tampa, 22 February 2003; Detecting Fraudulent Educational Credentials, Charlotte, February 2004; Fraudulent Foreign Educational Credentials, Biloxi, February 2005; Changing Landscape of Academic Credentials, Little Rock, February 2006; and The Bologna Process, Chattanooga, February 2007.
Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation [CLEAR], an affiliate of the Council of State Governments:Co-presenter on Credentialing Foreign Graduates, 1983; panelist on Practical Issues in Evaluating Foreign-Trained Applicants, Detroit, 25 September 1992.
DePauw University: Presenter for the Basic Principles section of a customized training program, November 2006.
Education New Zealand [ENZ]: Speaker on International Credentialing of Tertiary Education: Principles, Procedures, Questions & Concerns at the annual conference, Wellington, 7 August 2001.
Educational Testing Service [ETS]: Consultant to the Policy Committee of the Admissions Test for Graduate Study in Business [ATGSB], April 1967.
European Association for International Education [EAIE]: Co-presenter, Evaluation of Educational Credentials from China, La Grande Motte (France), December 1991; co-debater, The Atlantic Debate, Berlin (Germany), November 1992;presenter, pre-conference workshop on Credential Evaluation, Den Haag (Netherlands), December 1993; conference participant, London (England), November 1994, and Milano (Italy), October 1995; co-presenter, Institutions of Doubtful Standard and Educational System of the Philippines, Budapest (Hungary), December 1996; co-presenter, Educational System of Turkey and presenter, Accreditation in the U.S.A., Stockholm (Sweden), November 1998; co-presenter, Educational System of China, Maastricht (Netherlands), December 1999; co-presenter, The Role of Credential Evaluation Agencies, Leipzig (Germany), December 2000; chair, Advanced Credential Evaluation Workshop, Tampere (Finland), December 2001; presenter, Advanced Credential Evaluation Workshop, Porto (Portugal), September 2002; chair, sessions on China and South Africa, Vienna (Austria), September 2003; chair, pre-conference workshop, and chair, session on Mexico, Torino (Italy), September 2004; presenter, workshop on the Bologna Process at the NAFSA conference, Seattle, May 2005; co-presenter, workshop on China, co-presenter, session on Accreditation, and presenter, session on India, Krakow (Poland), September 2005; co-presenter, workshop on China, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka, Warsaw (Poland), April 2006; participant in a seminar on Accreditation of Prior Learning in Milano (Italy), 2006; participant in a Seminario on Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, 9 November 2006; presenter, workshop on the Bologna Process at the NAFSA conference, Minneapolis, May 2007; co-presenter, An Update on the Educational System of Turkey, Trondheim (Norway), September 2007. EAIEAdmissions Officers and Credential Evaluators [ACE] professional section: board member, 1999-2006, chair 2004-2006. EAIE Executive Board: member, 2004-2008, Steering Committee member, 2006-2008; Awards Committee member, 2006-2008. Participant in the EAIE-NAFSA Symposium on Bologna, March 2007. Recipient of the first EAIE President’s Award, September 2008.
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy [FSBPT]: Participant, summit meeting on foreign-educated physical therapists, San Antonio, February 1993; participant in annual meetings, Phoenix, March 1995 & Tampa, March 1996.
Florida Board of Dentistry: Expert witness concerning foreign-educated licensure applicants at a Board hearing, Tallahassee, 4 May 1991.
Georgia State University: Conducted a two-day training program on Evaluating Foreign Educational Credentials for the College of Business, December 2003.
Graduate Management Admission Council [GMAC]: Instructor for four seminars on Evaluating International Applicants, 1983-84.
Hawaii Department of Education: Leader, half-day workshop for high school registrars on Evaluating Foreign Educational Credentials and Granting Transfer of Credit, April 1991.
Illinois State University: Leader, one-day Foreign Credential Evaluation Workshop, Normal, July 1986.
Indiana University-Bloomington: Consultant to review university-wide international admissions systems and procedures, 7-11 August 1989.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Conducted a two-day International Credential Evaluation Workshop for the Graduate School, April 2001.
Institute of European Studies [IES]: Guest speaker on A Review of Problems Concerning the Granting of Transfer of Credit for Undergraduate Study Abroad Programs, annual conference of the Academic Council of IES, Chicago, 7 November 1976.
Iraq Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research: Visited six universities, two ministerial departments, and four cultural sites in Baghdad as one of 19 U.S. educators invited by the Ministry to assist in improving relationships between the universities of the two countries, 24-29 April 1977.
Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers [MACRAO]: Presenter, workshops on Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials (1987 & 1988).
Mount Mary University: Member, International Recruitment Advisory Committee, November 2013-August 2015.
National American University: Conducted a 2½-day International Credential Evaluation Training Program (October 2002).
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs [NAFSA] (now known as NAFSA: Association of International Educators): Institutional representative for five institutions, 1964-2012; Wisconsin ADSEC chair, 1964-65; Wisconsin chair, 1965-66; Resolutions Committee member, 1967, 1971; Region V ADSEC representative, 1966-67; Region V Team member, 1968-71; Region V chair, 1969-70; Publications Committee member, 1968-70; ADSEC National Team member, 1967-70 & 1973-76, ADSEC chair, 1974-75; Field Services consultant, 1968-74; Constitution Revision Committee member, 1970-71 & 1973-74; Annual Conference Planning Committee member, 1973-75; representative, AACRAO/NAFSA Joint Committee on Workshops [JCOW], 1973-76; Field Service Steering Committee member, 1974-75; Board of Directors member, 1974-75 & 1978-79; recipient, NAFSA Newsletter Editor’s Award of the Year for meritorious service, 18 March 1975; chair, SECUSSA Task Force on Evaluation, 1974-77; SECUSSA National Team member, 1977-79; one of two persons field-testing the Criterion Instrument in Paris, 1-5 May 1978; chair, Key Educational Systems Symposium, Princeton NJ, 1985: recipient, Homer Higbee Award for significant, distinguished, and continuous service, 24 May 1991; panelist for Evaluation of Educational Credentials at an OSEAS conference, La Grande Motte (France), December 1991; panelist for Fraudulent Educational Credentials and for Unaccredited U.S. Educational Institutions Operating in South Asia at an OSEAS conference, Cairo (Egypt) March 1997; chair, 7 admissions workshops; program participant at 36 national conferences, 36 regional conferences, and 11 state conferences.
National Association of College Admissions Counselors [NACAC]: Marquette University representative, 1961-66; chair, Wisconsin ACAC Admissions Statistics Committee, 1963-66; chair, Wisconsin ACAC Ethics Committee, 1966-67.
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services [NACES]: Vice chairman/secretary, 1985-88, chairman, 1988-90; chair, membership committee, 1990-93 & 1999-2002; member, membership committee, 1993-94 & 1998-99; secretary pro-tem, 1994.
National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals [NAGAP]: Annual conferences: participant, San Francisco CA, April 1996; presenter, Beyond the Tower of Babel: You Too Can Read Chinese, Orlando FL, May 1997; presenter, Foundations of International Credential Evaluation for Graduate Admissions, and Education in the Soviet Dis-Union: Total Chaos or Logical Change? San Antonio TX, April 1998; participant, Seattle WA, April 1999; presenter, Basic Principles and Procedures for Evaluating Foreign Educational Credentials and The Indian Sub-Continent: Making Sense Out of Degrees and Mark Sheets, Atlanta GA, April 2000; presenter, The Soviet Dis-Union: Total Chaos or Logical Change? and Foreign Degrees in Health Fields: Adequate for Graduate Admission? Scottsdale AZ, April 2001; presenter, Foreign Grading Scales: They Don’t Have To Be Enigmatic, San Diego CA, April 2002; presenter, Basic Principles and Procedures for Foreign Student Admissions, New Orleans LA, May 2003; presenter, Educational Systems of the Indian Sub-Continent, Boston MA, April 2004; presenter, An Update on the Educational System of China, Chicago IL, April 2005; presenter, An Update on the Bologna Process in Europe, Orlando FL, 27 April 2007; presenter, Fraudulent Educational Credentials, New York NY, April 2009. Member of the faculty for the Professional Development Workshop, Las Vegas NV, July 1998, July 2002, & 10-11 July 2003 [Recruiting and Evaluating International Students].
National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA]: Member, Foreign Student Records Committee, October 2005 through March 2010.
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards [NCARB]: Ex officio member, Education Committee, 1987-89.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing [NCSBN]: annual meeting participant, St. Louis MO, August 1995.
National Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials [Council]: AACRAO representative, 1967-69, 1971, 1973; NAFSA representative, 1973-77, 1981-84; host, member of the planning committee, and participant, the Milwaukee Symposium, June 1996.
National Liaison Committee on Foreign Student Admissions [NLC]: Conducted research funded by the Office of Education of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, October 1968-February 1969, via mail and on-site in Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, Miami, and San Juan, and wrote Report of a Study to Determine the Feasibility of Establishing a Central Foreign Credential Evaluation Service Under Non-Governmental Auspices. NAFSA representative, 1974-75.
New Zealand Qualifications Authority [NZQA]: Conducted staff training workshops on Assessment of Educational Qualifications in Wellington, 26 November to 7 December 1990, and in January 1992; spoke on The History and Future of Qualifications at the International Conference: Qualifications for the 21st Century, January 1992; consultant to the evaluation staff, January 1996.
Nordiska Universitets-Administrators-Samarbetet [NUAS] (Nordic University Administrators Cooper-ative): keynote speaker on Ekvivalering ur ett Amerikanskt Perspektiv (Equivalences from the American Perspective) at theEkvivaleringsseminariet (Equivalences Seminar), Åbo, Finland, 21-23 March 1990.
Pennsylvania State University: Conducted two-day International Credential Evaluation Training Programs for the Graduate School, October 2001 & February 2002.
Projects for International Education Research [PIER] (formerly, AACRAO/NAFSA Joint Committee on Workshops): Participant in admissions workshops: Hawaii 1965, Philippines 1979, India 1985, & Canada 1987; author, part of the report for each workshop; editor, parts of the 1965 and 1979 reports; editor, 1987 report. Symposium speaker onBachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree Programs in the U.S. System of Education, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1993.
Purdue University: Conducted a Workshop on Evaluating Foreign Educational Credentials for the Graduate School, 29-30 January 2003.
Roseau MN Independent School District 682: expert witness concerning education in France at an arbitration hearing, 28 July 2005.
Secondary School Admissions Test Board [SSATB]: Co-leader of a workshop on Evaluation of Foreign
Educational Credentials for Admission to Residential Secondary Schools in the United States, Sept. 1992.
Transitions Abroad: The Magazine of Overseas Opportunities: Member, Advisory Board, 1990-1995.
United States Agency for International Development [USAID]: Served as a credential evaluation consultant to the USAID office in Washington DC: two weeks in June, 1967 through 1976. Edited A Skills Gap Analysis of Finance and Banking Education in Iraq for the USAID/Iraq Financial Development Project, April-July 2011.
United States Information Agency [USIA]: Visited Iraq 9 March to 4 April 1987 as an academic specialist; consulted with officials of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and tertiary academic institutions on the organization of American higher education and the requirements for admission to graduate degree programs in the United States.
Universitetet i Oslo (University of Oslo), Norway: Provided in-service training on the educational systems of the United States, Canada, India, Iran, and Iraq for the staff members of the Sekjon for Utenlandske Studenter (Section for Foreign Students), 26 March 1990.
Universitets- och Högskoleämbetet [UHÄ] (Universities & Colleges Board), Stockholm, Sweden: Provided in-service training on the educational systems of Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania, South America, and Western Europe for the staff members of the Ekvivaleringsenheten (Equivalence Department), 19-20 March 1990.
University of Kentucky: Conducted a three-day International Credential Evaluation Training Program for the Graduate School, November 1999.
University of Massachusetts Boston: Conducted a two-day International Credential Evaluation Training Workshop for the Admissions Office, June 2000.
University of Pittsburgh: Presented a paper on The Educational System of the United States: What Makes It Unique? at a Bologna Process conference, June 2006.
University of Toronto: Conducted a one-day International Credential Evaluation Workshop for graduate school personnel, December 2001.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater [UWW]: Co-leader of a workshop on the Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials for graduate schools of the University of Wisconsin system, 2 May 1991.
Wisconsin Association of College Admissions Counselors [WACAC]: Marquette University representative, 1961-66; Coordinator, monthly Admissions Survey Report, 10/64-7/66; chair of the Ethics Committee, 1966.
Wisconsin Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers [WACRAO]: UWM representative, 1966-71, ECE representative, 1983-2008; presenter at 8 annual conferences; recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation for years of service and contributions, 2November 2006.
WSBC-TV (Chicago): Guest speaker on a cultural show for Polish-Americans, August 1983.
York University: Conducted a workshop on Fraudulent Foreign Educational Credentials, March 2003.

HONORS:

Eta Sigma Phi, National Latin and Greek Honor Society (Vice President, Beta Sigma Chapter, 1959-60)
Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society
Pi Gamma Mu, National Social Studies Honor Society
AACRAO: Second recipient of the Award for Excellence in International Education, 17 April 2006.
EAIE: President’s Award for outstanding professional contribution and service, at the 20^th annual EAIE conference (in Brussels, Belgium), 18 September 2008 (first recipient).
Marquette University: Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Achievement Award from the College of Education, 25 April 2013.
NAFSA: Certificate of Appreciation for leadership in international admissions and the academic placment of foreign students in the United States, 31 May 1988; Homer Higbee Award for distinguished, and continuous service, 24 May 1991. Annual award from the Recruitment, Admissions, and Preparation Knowledge Community [RAP] for leadership and exemplary contributions to the field, 1 June 2011. Recipient of Life Membership, 1 June 2011.
TAICEP (The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals): One of five persons inducted into the TAICEP Hall of Acclaim (which recognizes outstanding leaders in the field), 30 October 2020. [TAICEP is a private international organization of more than 500 individuals who are involved with the assessment and/or recognition of educational credentials from all countries of the world.]
WACRAO: Certificate of Appreciation for Years of Service and Contributions, 2 November 2006.
Dictionary of International Biography (Cambridge, England), 1999
International Who’s Who, 1995
International Who’s Who of Entrepreneurs, 1998
International Who’s Who of Professionals, 1997
Marquis Who’s Who in America, 1997, 1999, 2002
Marquis Who’s Who in the Midwest, 1998-99
Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 1998
Outstanding People of the 20^th Century (Cambridge, England), 1999
Strathmore’s Who’s Who, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry of Business Leaders, 1996-97
U.S. Registry’s Who’s Who Among Outstanding Americans, 1994

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:

James Frey has a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in Latin and History and a minor in Greek, and a Master of Arts degree in Guidance and Counseling, both from Marquette University, and a Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education from Indiana University-Bloomington.

In April 2013, Jim received the Marquette University College of Education Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Achievement Award. He was inducted into the TAICEP Hall of Acclaim on 30 October 2020. He was selected for inclusion in eleven Who’s Who publications (fifteen editions).

11-29-22
6 books (author)
7 books (co-author)
21 book chapters
30 articles
104 newsletter & journal columns
130 issues of the ECE Electronic Newsletter

Publications

The Evaluation of Foreign Student Credentials: A Proposal, NAFSA Newsletter, December 1965, pp 2-4.
Philippines, in The Evaluation of Asian Educational Credentials: A Workshop Report, NAFSA, April 1966, pp. 34-52 (co-author and editor).
Workshop Guidelines, NAFSA, September 1967, 28 pp. (co-author).
International Report, ADSEC column in the NAFSA Newsletter, October 1967 – June 1974 (54 issues).
Report of a Study to Determine the Feasibility of Establishing a Central Foreign Credential Evaluation Service Under Non-Governmental Auspices, National Liaison Committee on Foreign Student Admissions [NLC], February 1969.
A Guide to the Admission of Foreign Students, NAFSA, September 1969, (co-author).
A Report Concerning the Educational Counseling Service in Japan, U.S. Educational Commission in Japan, March 1972, 41 pp.
Turkey: A Study of the Educational System of Turkey and Guide to the Academic Placement of Students from Turkey in United States Educational Institutions, AACRAO, 1972, 126 pp.
The Japanese Student – Some Observations, NAFSA Newsletter, May 1973, pp. 9, 15-17.
Admissions of Foreign Students, in Handbook on Contemporary Education, New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1976, pp. 169-172.
Development of a Criterion Instrument for Evaluating Agency-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs, unpublished dissertation, 1976.
Criteria for Evaluating Agency-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs, College and University, AACRAO, Summer 1976.
Agency-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs, International Educational and Cultural Exchange, Vol. XII, No. 2, Fall 1976, pp. 29-33.
Israel: A Guide to the Academic Placement of Students from Israel in Educational Institutions of the United States, AACRAO, 1976, 150 pp. (co-author).
NAFSA/AACRAO Create Task Force of Study Abroad Programs, NAFSA Newsletter, April-May 1978, p. 3.
Selection and Admission of Foreign Students, NAFSA, Spring 1978, 34 pages (co-author).
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in Italy, Transitions, Winter 1978, p. 8.
Focus on Iraqi Higher Education, AMIDEAST Report, Winter 1978-79, pp. 1-2, 6.
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in Japan, Transitions, Spring 1979, p. 12.
Students Abroad: A Guide for Selecting a Foreign Education, NAFSA, February 1979, 24 pp. (co-author).
Study Abroad Programs: An Evaluation Guide, NAFSA, 1979, 38 pp. (co-author).
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in England and Wales, Transitions, Winter 1979, p. 8.
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in Scotland, Transitions, Spring 1980, p. 9.
The Philippines, in The Admission and Placement of Students from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, NAFSA, 1980, pp. 129-176 (co-author and editor).
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in China, Transitions, Summer 1980, p. 6.
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in Cuba, Transitions, Summer 1980, p. 16.
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in France, Transitions, Winter 1981, pp. 34, 43.
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in Spain, Transitions, Fall 1981, pp. 25, 27.
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in Portugal, Transitions, Fall 1981, pp. 41, 45.
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in Mexico, Transitions, Winter 1982, pp. 44-45.
Thumb-Nail Sketch: Education in the USSR, Transitions, Fall 1982, pp. 48-49.
Comparability of Education Levels in Nine Southern Africa Countries: Feasibility Study Covering Educational Equivalencies, Santa Monica CA: Action Programs International, April 1984, co-author.
India, in The Admission and Placement of Students from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, AACRAO & NAFSA, 1986, pp. I 1 to I 156 (co-author and editor).
Education in Iraq: Expanding in Spite of the Odds, Human Resource Developments in the Middle East and North Africa, Winter 1988, pp. 1-4, 6.
Iraq: A Guide to the Academic Placement of Students from Iraq in Educational Institutions of the United States, AACRAO, 1988, 168 pp.
The Admission and Placement of Students from Canada, AACRAO, 1989, 544 pp., co-author and editor.
History and Future of Qualifications, Qualifications for the 21st Century – International Conference: Conference Papers, Wellington: New Zealand Qualifications Authority, January 1992, pp. 45-61.
The Educational System of Turkey, ECE, 1992, 108 pp.
Foreign Educational Credentials, in Student Records Management: A Handbook, Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 1997, 15 pp. (co-author).
ADSEC at 34: Growth, Neglect, and Renewal, International Educator, Washington DC: NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Spring 1998, pp. 38-43.
The Two Parts of International Admissions, International Educator, Washington DC: NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Spring 1998, page 39.
NACES – Nascent Standards for Credential Evaluation Services, NAFSA Newsletter, Washington DC: NAFSA: Association of International Educators, June-July 1998, pp. 28, 32.
International Q & A, College and University, Washington DC: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Winter 1999, pp. 28-30; Spring 1999, pp. 46-48; Summer 1999, pp. 35-36; Fall 1999, pp. 24-25; Winter 2000, pp. 28-29; Spring 2000, pp. 26-27.
Education in Turkey, EAIE Forum, Amsterdam: European Association for International Education, Summer 1999, pp. 12-15.
Author of the sections on Determining Credit Equivalents, Angola, Botswana, Iraq, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Portugal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Turkey, Vatican City, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in A Guide to Educational Systems Around the World, Washington DC: NAFSA: Association of International Educators, 1999.
International Forum, Journal: A Newsletter for Graduate Admissions Professionals, National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals: Fall 1999, pp. 9-11; Winter 1999, p. 11; Spring 2000, p. 6; Fall 2000, pp. 8-9; Winter 2000, p. 6; Spring 2001, p. 6; Spring 2002, pp. 9, 12; Summer 2002, p. 20.
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