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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ALUMNI NEWS
2020 Appointments
- Elavie Ndura Appointed Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Campus Diversity Officer of Humboldt State University (CA), (ELA Class of 2019-2020)
- Matthew vandenBerg Appointed President of Presbyterian College (SC), (ELA Class of 2020-2021)
- Monica Delisa Appointed Vice President for Development of University of South Carolina, (ELA Class of 2018-2019)
- Tracy Parkinson Appointed Provost and Vice President of Enrollment Management of Mars Hill University (SC), (ELA Class of 2018-2019)
- Karl Spiecker Appointed Vice President for Finance and CFO of College of Western Idaho, (ELA Class of 2018-2019)
- Cheryl Green Appointed President of Governors State University (IL), (ELA Class of 2019-2020)
- Allen Bedford Appointed Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of Bemidji State University (MN), (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
- Maria Cronley Appointed Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of Austin Peay State University (TN), (ELA Class of 2019-2020)
- Bryan Coker Appointed President of Maryville College (TN), (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
- Douglas Palmer Appointed President of Culver-Stockton College (MO), (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
2019 Appointments
- Kenya LeNoir Messer Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, (ELA Class of 2019-2020)
- Karl Solibakke Named President of Northland College (WI), (ELA Class of 2018-2019)
- Sarah Kottich Named Provost of College of Saint Mary (NE), (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
- Wesley R. Fugate Appointed President of Wilson College (PA), (ELA Class of 2016-2017)
- Matthew Giordano Appointed President of Villa Maria College (PA), (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
- Jann Joseph Appointed President Elect of George Gwinnett University, (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
- Alison Morrison-Shetlar Appointed President of University of Lynchburg (VA), ELA Class of 2015-2016)
2018 Appointments
- Heidi Anderson Appointed President of University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
- John Dolan Appointed Head of School at Saint Mary’s Lynn (MA), (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
- Wayne Knox Appointed Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Huston-Tillotson University (TX), (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
- Lisa McBride Appointed Dean of Diversity of Inclusion at Texas Christian University, (ELA Class 0f 2017-2018)
- John Pyle Appointed Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President for New Business at Webster University (MI), (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
- Hannelore Rodriguez-Farrar Appointed Chief of Staff to the President at Colgate University (PA), (ELA Class of 2017-2018)
2017 Appointments
- Boyd Creasman Appointed Provost of Mount St. Mary’s College (MD), (ELA Class of 2016-2017)
- David Johns Appointed President of Ferrum College (VA), (ELA Class of 2015-2016)
2016 Appointments
- Jaimie Hebert Appointed President of Georgia Southern University (ELA Class of 2015-2016)
- David Johns Appointed President of Ferrum College (VA), (ELA Class of 2015-2016)
- Mark McCoy Appointed President of DePauw University (IN), (ELA Class of 2015-2016)
- Brian Posler Named President of Lake Erie College (OH), (ELA Class of 2013-2014)
- Sue Stuebner Appointed President of Colby-Sawyer College (NH), (ELA Class of 2015-2016)
BECOMING A PROVOST ACADEMY ALUMNI NEWS
2020 Appointments
- Jill Pearon Named Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Indiana University South Bend, (BAPA Class of 2020-2021)
- Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval Named Interim President at California State University Fresno, (BAPA Class of 2019-2020)
- Adreain Henry Named Associate Provost and Dean of Arts, Sciences, Graduate Studies, and Research at Hallmark University (TX), (BAPA Class of 2020-2021)
- Mitch Avila Named Provost at California State University Channel Islands, (BAPA Class of 2018-2019)
- Abigail Newsome Named Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Mississippi Valley State University, (BAPA Class of 2020-2021)
- Robert (Bobby) Fleischman Named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Ferris State University (MI), (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Mary Pedersen Named Provost and Executive Vice President at Colorado State University, (BAPA Class of 2019-2020)
- Darrell Newton Named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Winona State University (MN), (BAPA Class of 2019-2020)
- Tammy Evetovich Named Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at University of Wisconsin- Platteville, (BAPA Class of 2018-2019)
2019 Appointments
- Tamara Brown Named Executive Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of North Texas, (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Phillip Bridgmon Named Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Central Missouri, (BAPA Class of 2015-2016)
- Bobby Fleischman Named Associate Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at Minnesota State University, Mankato, (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Vivien Incera Named Dean of Sciences at the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley, (BAPA 2017-2018)
- Carol Kim Named Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at University of Albany (NY), (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Adrienne McCormick Named Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Winthrop University (SC), (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Sheri R. Noviello Named Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Georgia College and State University, (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Christie Shelton Named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Jacksonville State University (AL), (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
2018 Appointments
- Lori Anderson Named Dean of Nursing and Associate Vice President of Interprofessional Education at Tusculum University, (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Pauline Entin Named Dean of Arts and Sciences at University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth, (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Patrick Hagen Named Principal of Guangwai Foreign Language School in Foshan, China, (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Corinne Murphy Named Dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at Western Kentucky University, (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
- Melinda Schlager Arnold Named Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Montana State University Billings, (BAPA Class of 2017-2018)
2015 Appointments
- Mark Canada Named Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Indiana University, Kokomo, (BAPA Class of 2014-2015)
- Karl Kunkel Named Provost at Southeast Missouri State University, (BAPA Class of 2015-2016)
- David Starrett Appointed Provost at Columbia College (MO), (BAPA Class of 2010-2011)
SENIOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ALUMNI NEWS
2020 Appointments
- Jeffrey Leichty Named Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Indiana Institute of Technology, (SLA Class of 2019-2020)
- Kendrick Brown Named Provost at Morehouse College (GA), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Tom Perrin Named Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Huntingdon College (AL), (SLA Class of 2019-2020)
- Madeleine Schep Named Provost at Columbia College (SC), (SLA Class of 2019-2020)
- Jessica Lakin Named Provost at Drew University (NJ), (SLA Class of 2019-2020)
- John Woell Named Senior Vice President and Academic Dean at Simpson College (IA), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Karlyn Crowley Named Provost at Ohio Wesleyan University (OH), (SLA Class of 2019-2020)
- Jeremy Buckner Named Provost at Carson- Newman University (TN), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Laura Hartley Named Provost at Seattle Pacific University (WA), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Gregor Thuswaldner Named Provost and Executive Vice President at Whitworth University (WA) (SLA Class of 2019-2020)
- Robert Shea Named Vice President of Academic Affairs at Pine Manor College (MA), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Keisha Abraham Named as Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion at the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
2019 Appointments
- Daniel Ott Named Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives at Monmouth College (IL), (SLA Class of 2019-2020)
- Valerie Banschbach Named Associate Provost and Academic Dean at Gustavus Adolphus College (MN), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Eric Boynton Named Provost and Dean at Beloit College (WI), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Fran’Cee Brown-McClure Named Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Union College (NY), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Jeremy Buckner Named Acting Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Carson-Newman University (TN), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Amy D’Olivo Named Interim President at Centenary University, (SLA Class of 2018-2019)
- Michelle Matson Named Provost at Wittenburg University (OH), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Jonathan Millen Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New England, (SLA Class of 2018-2019)
- Elizabeth Skomp Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Stetson University (FL), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
2018 Appointments
- Brad Hastings Named Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Dean College (MA), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Mary Beth Knight Named Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gillings School of Global Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Michael Laney Named Provost at Savannah State University (GA),(SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Allyson Lowe Named Vice President for Academic Affairs at Trocaire College (NY), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
- Lance Richey Named Vice President of Academic Affairs at University of Saint Francis (IN), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
2017 Appointment
- Keisha Abraham Named as Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), (SLA Class of 2017-2018)
2016 Appointments
- Del Doughty Named Dean of the College of Education and Liberal Arts at Texas A&M, (SLA Class of 2014-2015)
- Richard Ice Named Provost at College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University (MN), (SLA Class of 2013-2014)