Dr. Christopher Washington
Young-at-Heart Award Honoree, 2017
The Young-at-Heart Award is presented annually by the CYP Club to community leaders who support our vision of engaging the next generation and who approach life with a youthful zeal.
Dr. Christopher Washington serves as Executive Vice President and Provost at Franklin University and has been a member of the university’s executive leadership team since 2005. In 2017 he was appointed the Executive Vice President and Provost at Urbana and serves as the chief executive officer.
Dr. Washington has a proven record of accomplishment for leveraging talent and resources in support of serving students, creating and acting on shared enrollment growth strategies and goals, and supporting faculty in leveraging technology and instructional strategies to enhance student learning and success.
Committed to higher education quality and excellence Dr. Washington is the co-founder of the International Institute for Innovative Instruction. In addition, Dr. Washington serves as a Consultant Evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission, on Ohio Department of Higher Education committees, and serves as a Leadership Facilitator for the Spectrum Leadership Program and the CAO Leadership program for the American Council on Education’s Leadership Programs. He is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio Provosts Council and currently serves on the Boards of Global Ties U.S., The Metro Schools, and the Columbus Council of World Affairs.
A recipient of numerous awards, including Business First’s Forty under 40, Ohio Magazine’s Outstanding Educator Award, and Franklin University’s Robert L. Bailey Outstanding Teaching Award, Dr. Washington has received the Pi Lambda Theta Leadership in Education Award and the 2016 Learning! Champion Award for outstanding contributions to the learning industry by Elearning! Magazine.
Dr. Washington holds a Ph.D. in human resource development from The Ohio State University, a master of science in college student personnel and a bachelor of arts in communications from Western Illinois University.