Provost/Chief Academic Officers

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Augustana College has appointed Dr. Gail Summers as the new provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective July 2017. Dr. Gail currently serves as the vice president for academic affairs at Ferrum University. To read more about her placement click here

AGB Search is pleased to announce the placement of Dr. Frank Boyd as the vice president for academic affairs at Guilford College, effective July 15, 2017. Dr. Boyd currently is the associate provost at Illinois Wesleyan University. Read about his appointment here

AGB Search is pleased to announce that the University of Mount Union has appointed Dr. Jeffrey Breese as the new Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the University, effective early July 2017. Dr. Breese is the current Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Southern Connecticut State University of New Haven, Connecticut has appointed Dr. Robert S. Prezant as the University's new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 10, 2017. Dr. Prezant is currently the Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Montclair State University and Professor in the Department of Biology. Read more about his appointment here

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Benedictine University has appointed Dr. James E. Payne as its next Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, effective May 2017. Dr. Payne currently is the dean of the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia. Read more about his appointment here

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Nazareth College has appointed Andrea Talentino as its vice president for academic affairs, effective in March. Dr. Talentino was previously the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Norwich University. Please click here to learn more. 

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Ohio Northern University has appointed Maria Cronley as its provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective January 12. Dr. Cronley was previously the associate provost and associate vice president for academic affairs at Miami University. 

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Clark Atlanta University has appointed Peter O. Nwosu as its provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective mid-July. Dr. Nwosu is currently the associate vice president for academic programs at California State University – Fullerton. Please click here to learn more. 

AGB Search is pleased to announce that York College of Pennsylvania has appointed Laura Niesen de Abruna as its first provost and dean of academic affairs, effective July 1. Dr. Niesen de Abruna is currently the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Sacred Heart University. Please click here to learn more.

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Fairleigh Dickinson University has appointed Gillian Small as its next University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective August 1. Dr. Smalls is currently the vice chancellor for research at the City University of New York.