Kurt C. Holmes has been the Dean of Students at The College of Wooster since July of 2001.

A 1988 graduate of Allegheny College, where he majored in economics and wrote a senior thesis that focused on price sensitivity in the college selection process, Holmes earned a master's degree in political science from West Virginia University.

Immediately following his graduation from Allegheny, Holmes was named assistant director of student activities at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pa., where he was responsible for programming events for the students and implemented a new weekly program to offer social alternatives on Saturday nights. In addition, he served as an area coordinator at W&J and was responsible for discipline, crisis intervention, and social and educational programming in five residence halls with 400 residents.

In 1992, Holmes joined Davidson College as assistant director of residence life and director of Greek affairs. In these dual capacities, he had direct responsibility for all student staff supervision and training for a residential life program that involves 1500 Davidson students in 17 residence halls. He also worked with seven national fraternities, three local sororities, and the Black Student Coalition as Davidson's first ever "live-on" Greek adviser to the Greek council. He implemented the college's alcohol policy, developed policies regarding fraternity and sorority life, and was the liaison between students and the college regarding Greek life on the Davidson campus.

Holmes was promoted to director of residence life in 1995 and to associate dean of students in 1999. In this role, he has supervised eight full-time staff members, a student staff numbering 70, four conference assistants, and work-study students. He has been involved in institutional enrollment management and has overseen Davidson's summer conference housing while also directing summer projects and renovations on the college's 17 residence halls.

A member of several national organizations, including the American College Personnel Association and the American Association for Higher Education, Holmes has made numerous presentations at national and regional conferences and has developed training and leadership programs at both Davidson and W&J.