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The Arkansas State College System’s Board of Trustees voted Friday to call Robin Myers as interim president of the system.
Myers retired this summer time after 11 years as chancellor of Arkansas State College—Mountain Residence, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
He’ll substitute Chuck Welch, who will turn out to be president and chief govt officer of the American Affiliation of State Schools and Universities subsequent month after a dozen years because the system president.
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Welch mentioned it had been “the dignity of my life” to work within the ASU System and expressed gratitude for the successes, together with file enrollments, larger retention and commencement charges, rising infrastructure, including three establishments to the system and saving Henderson State College from the brink of closure. He additionally famous the hiring of the system’s first feminine chancellor and first Black chancellor throughout his tenure.
The Arkansas State College System’s Board of Trustees has chosen an interim president.
“Each board member I’ve labored with has beloved this technique and been extremely supportive of me,” mentioned Welch, including that candidates for president will probably be attracted by a robust, personable board.
Welch’s last day is Jan. 15, 2024, and Myers will then take over and serve till June 30, 2024, or till a everlasting successor is known as. Myers is not going to be a candidate for the everlasting place.
The board’s chairman, Jerry Morgan, mentioned Myers is aware of the board’s personalities, “the place we have been (as a system) and the place we’re going.”
Worth Gardner, a member of the board who’s main the presidential seek for the board, mentioned the position is “very enticing” and “a number of high quality candidates” are anticipated to have an interest within the publish.
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“We hope to have interaction a search agency within the subsequent couple of weeks” and formally launch the search in mid-January with a aim of hiring a brand new system president by early Might, Gardner mentioned.
