About me
Larry McWherter provides leadership to the NITIC team as the PI, overseeing the strategic direction of all initiatives, and serving as the deliverable lead for the IT Innovation Network’s Community of Practice. Larry is an associate professor of cybersecurity at Columbus State. He held the role of Cybersecurity Degree Coordinator and served as the PI for the NSF ATE Ohio Region Cybersecurity Technician Training Pipeline grant (No. 1501194), playing a pivotal role in establishing and launching the AAS degree. Larry then served as PI for the NSF ATE Information Technology Career Pathways through a Flexible Apprenticeship Model grant (No. 190211), creating effective pathways for aspiring IT professionals. In addition, he spearheaded initiatives that led to the College’s two-time designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), served as the lead faculty for GenCyber Summer Camps for high school students, created articulation agreements with local universities, and developed the College’s Cyber Center for the Cyber Club. In recognition of his contributions, Larry received the HI-TEC Educator of the Year Award in 2022. He retired as a Colonel from the Air Force/Ohio Air National Guard after a 30-year career in Intelligence. He has a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication from the Ohio State University.
