Before accepting the Presidency of TRACS, Dr. Eaton served for over 15 years as an institutional president. He has served as a faculty member, plus various administrative positions in Higher Education for more than 30 years. His expertise in research is reflected in his book: “Path to the Professoriate: For High-achieving, First-generation College Students,” Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Actiengesellschaft & Co. KG., 2009.

Since 1996 Dr. Eaton has served as the Principal Investigator for the Reliability and Validity Study by TRACS. He has led six successful institutional self-studies for candidacy or accreditation with both state and USDE recognized accrediting agencies. He has served as either a visiting team member or TRACS Representative on over 30 on-site evaluation team visits and as TRACS President since 2016.