Frederick C. (Rick) Nahm is president of Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.). He began his tenure at Cranbrook in August of 2001.

Prior to joining Cranbrook, Rick Nahm was senior vice president of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and has served as president of Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.). He also has held various positions in both the corporate world and in higher education, including technical sales representative for Honeywell, Inc., vice president and general secretary at Centre College and senior vice president for planning and development at the University of Pennsylvania. Rick also was Colonial Williamsburg’s acting president from 1999 to 2000.

Rick Nahm has served on the boards and advisory committees of a wide variety of organizations focused on education, art and science, including Virginia Wesleyan University Board, Greater Williamsburg Area Performing Arts Council, Virginia Symphony Orchestra and as chair of the Smithsonian’s organizing committee for planning and development. He is a board member of Detroit Public Television and serves as the president of the Cultural Coalition of Southeastern Michigan.

Education: Rick Nahm earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Centre College and a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Kentucky.