Provost/Chief Academic Officers

The Central Connecticut State University provost search has concluded with the hiring of Dr. David Dauwalder, effective March 16, 2018. Dr. Dauwalder currently is the interim dean of the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific.

The University of Dallas Provost Search Committee has appointed Dr. Jonathan J. Sanford to be the next Provost of the University, effective February 1st. Dr. Sanford has served as Dean of the Constantin College of Liberal Arts at University of Dallas since 2015. Previously, Dr. Sanford served as Assistant and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, as well as Chair of the Department of Philosophy, at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

The Fresno Pacific University Provost Search committee has appointed Dr. Deborah Gayle Copeland to be the next Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University, effective mid-February 2018. Prior to Dr. Copeland's appointment, she served as provost at Simpson University. Read more here

AGB Search is pleased to announce the Simpson College Senior Vice President and Academic Dean Search Committee has completed its work and has appointed Kent Eaton to the position. Eaton had served as the interim since July 2016, replacing former academic dean Steve Griffith. Read more here

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Dr. David Rehm has been appointed the Vice President for Academic Affairs for Misericordia University. Dr. Rehm comes to Misericordia from Mount St. Mary's University (MD) where he worked his way up through the faculty to the position of Provost, which he held for ten years.

Dr. Karen Schmitt has been appointed as the new Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of Wisconsin Colleges. Dr. Schmitt is currently the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and vice provost for research and sponsored programs at the University of Alaska Southeast.

Dr. Mark Potter has been appointed as the new Provost and Chief Academic Officer of City Colleges of Chicago, effective July 5th. Dr. Potter currently serves as Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. To read more about his appointment click here

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Dr. Peter McAllister has been appointed as the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Ringling College in Sarasota, Florida, effective  June 30. Dr. McAllister is currently a Professor of Music Education in the Department of Music, Theater and Dance at California State University. To read more about his appointment click here

Dr. Scott McKay has been appointed as the new Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs of Dakota State University, effective June 19, 2017. Currently, Dr. McKay is the dean of science and engineering at Southern Arkansas University. Read more about his appointment here

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Dr. Graciela Caneiro-Livingston has been appointed provost at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Dr. Caneiro-Livingston has had an outstanding career at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, serving as the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. Read more about her appointment here.