Gar Kellom, PhD, served as the Vice President for Student Development at Carroll College (WI) and St. John's University (MN) from 1984–2010. He then served as the Director of Student Support Services at Winona State University until retirement in 2016. At Saint John's he founded the first men's center on a liberal arts college campus and the Center for Men's Leadership and Service hosted the annual conference on the college male for seven years, organized student volunteer programs in local schools, men's spirituality groups, a faculty/student exchange with Morehouse College, research projects, conference presentations, international study/service trips to India/Nepal as well as Trinidad and Tobago. At Winona State he founded the Dedicated Academic Dads Program (DADS) offering support and weekly lunches for student fathers.