Dr. Mike Wallinga '01

Education:
Ph.D., University of South Dakota
M.A., University of South Dakota
B.A., Northwestern College

mwalling@nwciowa.edu

Dr. Wallinga holds a Ph.D. in computational science and statistics and a master's degree in computer science from the University of South Dakota. A Northwestern College graduate, he taught computer science at NWC for nearly nine years, during which time he coached two Northwestern teams that competed among the world's top 100 student computer programming teams at the Association for Computer Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest.

Wallinga has also worked as data programmer and analyst for Interstates Control Systems, Inc. In that capacity, he administered database servers, wrote programming code, designed scorecards and dashboards to effectively present information, and created secure websites for information delivery and collaboration. Prior to returning to teaching, he spent nearly seven years as Northwestern's director of institutional research, a position he continues to hold on a quarter-time basis along with his teaching responsibilities. He received Northwestern's 2018 Faculty/Staff Inspirational Service Award.

Wallinga majored in both computer science and mathematics at Northwestern.

+Professional experienceDirector of Institutional Research, Northwestern CollegeDatabase Programmer and Analyst, Harbor Group/Interstates Control Systems Inc., Sioux Center, IowaInstructor in Computer Science and Co-Director of Assessment, Northwestern College

+MembershipsAssociation for Institutional ResearchAssociation for Computing Machinery