This report discusses the evolution of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Higher Education (CHE/MSA) from the point of view of the Commission's Executive Director during his successive tenure as Assistant Executive Secretary, Associate Director, and Executive Director from 1974 until his departure in 1995. It chronicles the major events and challenges faced by CHE, including the decision to provide accreditation to degree-granting proprietary schools, the formulation of the Periodic Review Report protocol, changes in information technology, and increasing staff size and capabilities. The report highlights the contributions of past and current staff members and commissioners, and provides a statistical profile of the Middle Atlantic States region covered by CHE. It also provides information on the peer review process and CHE actions on accreditation. The report concludes by offering predictions on the issues and challenges that will be faced by higher education in general and CHE in particular in coming years. (MDM)