Thomas Kunkel (born September 24, 1955) is an author, journalist, educator and president emeritus of St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin.
[3] Kunkel was named CEO of the Year by unanimous vote in the 2015 Council for Advancement and Support of Education District V Chief Executive Leadership Award program.
[6] His 2015 book, Man in Profile: Joseph Mitchell of The New Yorker, won the prestigious Sperber Prize from Fordham University for the best media biography of the year.
[7] In his inaugural speech, Kunkel spoke of maintaining the core values of the Catholic, liberal arts college: reflection, service to others, and a sense of community.
[8] In his nine-year tenure, he oversaw new developments at the college,[9] including the introduction of the Master of Business Administration and Master of Arts in Liberal Studies graduate programs; the launch of the Donald J. Schneider School of Business & Economics; a partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin; the implementation of a new core curriculum; and the establishment of a biennial academic conference titled “Sport and Society in America” that is co-sponsored by the Green Bay Packers.