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The Christian Theological Seminary has announced that Rev. Dr. David M. Mellott will serve as its seventh president. His tenure will officially begin on July 1, 2019. Since 2011, Dr. Mellott has served as Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean, and Professor of Theological Formation at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, PA. An ordained minister with the United Church of Christ, Dr. Mellott provides an especially unique perspective for the ecumenical Indianapolis campus; he grew up with roots in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and was previously ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1982. Read more here.

Baylor University has named Nancy W. Brickhouse, Ph.D., as provost following a national search to help lead the institution toward its goal of becoming the next preeminent Christian research university.

Marietta College has announced that the search for Vice President for Enrollment Management has concluded with the hiring of Scott Schaeffer.  Mr. Schaeffer has a long successful career in enrollment management. Since 2007, he has served as Vice President for Enrollment Management at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Previously he was Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, Dean of Admission at the University of Evansville (Indiana), Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Kentucky Wesleyan College and Director of Admission at St. Norbert College. He began his career at his alma mater, De Paul University, as an Admissions Counselor. Scott received his baccalaureate degree from DePaul and a masters in organizational leadership from Marian University.
For additional information please see the announcement on the Marietta website.

After an extensive nationwide search, James P. Hartman, CPA, has been appointed as the new Vice President of Finance/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for Rider University. Mr. Hartman will join the university in January 2019.

Dr. Scott Ralls will be the next president of Wake Technical Community College, effective May 2019. 

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The search committee for the Gustavus Adolphus College vice president for finance and treasurer has appointed Curt Kowaleski to the position. Mr. Kowaleski comes to Gustavus from St. Norbert College where he has served for the past 10 years as the Director of Finance.

Hope College has appointed Mr. Matthew A. Scogin as its new President. He will begin in the role on July 1, 2019, and replaces the current interim president, the Rev. Dr. Dennis N. Voskuil.  Mr. Scogin is a truly remarkable non-traditional candidate. Currently, he serves as Chief Administrative Officer for Perella Weinberg Partners of New York. Prior to this, he served NYSE Euronext as Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, Wachovia Bank as Vice President and Senior Advisor to the CEO, and the US Treasury Department as Senior Advisor for Domestic Finance. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Hope College where he earned a Bachelors in economics and political science. He received a Masters in public policy with concentration in economic policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  In addition, Mr. Scogin serves the Lower Manhattan Community Church in NYC as Lay Pastor and CFO. He is on the Board of Directors for Restore NYC (a Christian nonprofit dedicated to ending human trafficking in NYC), and, the SIFMA Foundation (a nonprofit dedicated to financial literacy and education).  To read more, please click on this link.

Blackburn College has announced the appointment of Dr. Julie Murray-Jensen as its 17th President. Dr. Murray-Jensen will be on campus in Carlinville, Illinois, beginning January 14, 2019. Dr. Murray-Jensen is currently the Vice President of Enrollment and External Affairs and Executive Director of the KCC Foundation for Klamath Community College in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She has held previous positions with University of Virginia, Pacific University, University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, University of Nebraska—Kearney, Bowling Green—Ohio, and the University of Nebraska—Lincoln. She earned her B.S. degree from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln in 1991. She received her Master’s degree in Education from Bowling Green—Ohio in 1994, and her Ed.D. from Oregon State University in 2018.  Additional information is available here. 

The University of New England has appointed Dr. Jennifer Audette as the new Program Director for its Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.  Dr. Audette, a Clinical Associate Professor in the Physical Therapy Department at University of Rhode Island, is an active member of the APTA, Health Volunteers Overseas, and the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. She initiated the Broadening Experience at URI, which allows students to broaden their view of the profession of physical therapy locally, nationally and internationally through two-week non-clinical experiences. She has done physical therapy related work in China, Haiti, Suriname, and Guatemala. Dr. Audette earned a Ph.D. in Education from University of Rhode Island, an advanced Master's degree in physical therapy from Boston University and B.S. in physical therapy from Northeastern University.

Liberty University has announced the appointment of Dr. Mark F. Horstemeyer as the new Dean of the School of Engineering. 

Dr. Horstemeyer comes to Liberty University from Mississippi State University, where he has taught computational manufacturing and design as a Giles Distinguished Professor. He also served as Chair for Computational Solid Mechanics in the University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS), one of the world’s premier automotive research centers. As a global pioneer in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), Dr. Horstemeyer is the founder and President of two start-up companies: Predictive Design Technologies and Yobel Technologies.

Dr. Horstemeyer holds a Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Science from Ohio State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University. 

To view additional information about the appointment, please click here.