1997 Distinguished Alumnus - Jim McClellan

Jim McClellan earned his bachelor's (political science, 1968) and his master's (history, 1970) from UTA.

He earned a master's in philosophy from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in American political history from the Union Institute of Cincinnati, as well as post-graduate work at Georgetown and George Washington universities.

Professor of History at Northern Virginia Community College, McClellan has served as Chairman of the NVCC College Senate, President of the Virginia Community Colleges Association, and is the author of a two-volume American history text entitled Historical Moments.

Named Educator of the Year by the College of the Air Tele-Consortium, he was national campaign manager for the 1972 Presidential Campaign of Dr. Benjamin Spock.

He has served three terms as Chair of the Commission of Human Rights for the City of Alexandria, Virginia and three terms as President of the Virginia Association of Human Rights Commissioners. He serves on the Sprint Racing Committee of the US Canoe and Kayak Team.