Barbara A. Bichelmeyer

Barbara A. Bichelmeyer (born November 3, 1960) is an American educator, university administrator, and the current provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Kansas. Most recently she was provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, a position she held from July 2015 to January 2020. Prior to serving as the provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Bichelmeyer primarily served as executive associate vice president for university academic affairs and senior director of the Office of Online Education at Indiana University Bloomington.

Early life and education Born in Kansas City and raised in Shawnee, Kansas, Bichelmeyer attended St. Joseph, Missouri and Shawnee, Kansas elementary and secondary schools. She attended the University of Kansas, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism in 1982, a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1986, a Master of Science degree in Educational Policy and Administration in 1988, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Communications and Technology in 1991. and joined the faculty at University of Missouri-Kansas City as a professor in the Henry W. Bloch School of Management (Department of Management) in 2015.

Academic administration Bichelmeyer served as associate dean of the faculties for Indiana University Bloomington from 2007 to 2009, associate vice president for university academic planning and policy from 2009 to 2013, and executive associate vice president for university academic and regional campus affairs from 2014 to 2015.

Bichelmeyer was the founding director of IU Online (2014–2015) and authored the implementation plans IU Online: Moving Forward (2012) and Moving Forward 2.0: IU Online Implementation Plan (2015). In 2015, Bichelmeyer moved to Kansas City, Missouri, to accept a position as provost at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) (2015–2020).

Professional consulting Bichelmeyer's professional consulting has included work for Sprint, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the U.S. Coast Guard, the American Legal Institute – American Bar Association, and the Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Continuing Legal Education.

In 2013, Bichelmeyer married her partner of nearly 20 years, Emily Raeburn Ward.

Selected publications

Wisneski, J.E., Ozogul, G. & Bichelmeyer, B.A. (2017), Investigating the impact of learning environments on undergraduate students’ academic performance in a prerequisite and post-requisite course sequence. The Internet and Higher Education, 32, 1-10 Cakir, H. & Bichelmeyer, B.A. (2016). Effects of teacher professional characteristics on student achievement: an investigation in a blended learning environment with standards-based curriculum. Interactive Learning Environments, 24(1), 20-32 Bichelmeyer, B.A. (1999). Ten key principles supporting the Accomplishment-Based Curriculum Development Model. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 12(4), 82-98 Tripp, S.D., & Bichelmeyer, B.A. (1990). Rapid prototyping: An alternative instructional design strategy. Educational Technology Research & Development, 38(1), 31-44

Awards and honors

Indiana University Bicentennial Medal (2019) Indiana University Distinguished Service Medal (2015)