FIHE's State Partners are: Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (AAICU) Arkansas Independent Colleges and Universities (AICU) Independent Higher Education of Colorado Fund (IHEC) Florida Independent College Fund (FICF) Georgia Independent College Association (GICA) Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI) Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) Iowa College Foundation (ICF) Kansas Independent College Fund (KICF) Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) Louisiana Independent College Foundation (LAICU) Independent College Fund of Maryland (I-Fund) Michigan Colleges Foundation (MCF) Minnesota Private College Fund (MPCF) Missouri Colleges Fund (MCF) Nebraska Independent College Foundation (NICF) Independent College Fund of New Jersey (ICFNJ) New Mexico Independent College Fund (NMICF) North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) North Dakota Independent College Fund (NDICF) Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) Oklahoma Independent Colleges and Universities (OICU) Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities (OAICU) Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) South Dakota Foundation of Independent Colleges (SDFIC) Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Foundation (ICUT) Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) Independent Colleges of Washington (ICW) West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities (WVICU) Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) Presidents and executive directors 1958-67 - Gerald P. Burns 1968-73 - Byron K. Trippet 1973-75 - William F. Young 1975-86 - John A. Logan Jr. 1986-88 - John M. Duggan 1988-89 - Francis J. Mertz 1989-92 - John P. Blessington 1992-99 - Carole B. Whitcomb 1999-08 - William E. Hamm 2008-10 - Myrvin F. Christopherson 2010 -- - Ned Moore Recent merger FIHE recently began a new partnership with the Council of Independent Colleges, a national organization also known for its work in strengthening the private college sector. The two organizations merged in October, 2010. With their programs brought together under one roof, FIHE and CIC are working together to achieve even greater national reach and program synergies to benefit independent higher education. References External links Official website College and university associations and consortia in the United States