A profile of the second candidate for Luther College President

Mark Hagerott is an intriguing choice as one of the two finalists for Luther College President.

Hagerott is a certified nuclear engineer and a scholar of socio-technical change. His scholarship focuses on human adaptation to technological innovation and the implications of rapidly developing technology upon educational organizations, the environment, and society.

Hagerott presently serves as Military Professor and Senior Military Officer of History at the United States Naval Academy.  A Rhodes Scholar, he has lectured widely in both the United States and Europe on the educational, organizational, and ethical implications of changing technology.

Hagerott served a deployment as a naval officer in Afghanistan.  He was a senior staff adviser in the Afghan training and education command, the organization responsible for building the Afghan army, air force, police and military medical systems.  At the U.S. Naval Academy he shared in developing an academic major in Cyber Security, a first-of-its kind program.

Hagerott was born in Mandan, North Dakota.  He earned a B.S. in 1983 from the United States Naval Academy, an M.A. in 1985 from Oxford University in political science and economics and a Ph.D. in 2008 from the University of Maryland in history.