Alexander Riley Recognized for Excellence in Higher Education

    SPRING VALLEY, CA, January 22, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Alexander Riley, Chair of Graduate Studies and Adjunct Faculty at United States University, has been recognized by Worldwide Branding for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in higher education.

With two decades of experience in higher education, Mr. Riley influences the minds of students through his expertise in health education, health administration, psychology, and drugs and alcohol. He attributes his success to the fact that he knows he is going to succeed, and his belief in himself. He became involved in his profession after first teaching at San Diego City College in 1985 while attending law school, and deciding that law school was not the right path for him. He later obtained his master's degree while working for the superior court for 15 years. During that time, he was approached by a friend who asked him if he could design a course on drug and alcohol counseling and present it to the dean. A week later, National University called him and asked him to teach the class and also design the whole substance abuse course for California and other states.

He was recently promoted to the position of chair of graduate studies after being the director of graduate studies, where he was rewriting the graduate program and designing the classes so that students can pass mandatory tests in their field. He was also selected as an Elite American Educator for Worldwide Branding in 2014. Among the many accomplishments of his career, one was writing the book 'Addiction 101: Being a Human Being First,' which was selected to be used by the counselors throughout the California Penal system. Another accomplishment was having been the only black male that graduated with his Psy.D. in his class, which was a great accomplishment for himself, but more for the entire Riley family.

Mr. Riley earned his Psy.D. from San Diego University of Integrative Studies and is a member of Covington Who's Who. His professional affilations include Professional International Instructor's Research Group, International Educators Association, South County Economic Development Council, and NAFFA. Outside of his professional career, he supports important organizations as a vice region leader for the men's division of Soka Gakkai International-USA, and African American Mentors. In five years, he would like for the university and the graduate program to be one of the best in the country.

For more information about United States University, visit http://www.usuniversity.edu.

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