President/Chancellors

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Louisiana State University has appointed Bryan Benchoff as the president and CEO of the LSU Foundation and vice president of institutional advancement for LSU, effective July 17. He currently is the vice president of university advancement for Ohio University and president and CEO of the Ohio University Foundation. Read more here

AGB Search is happy to announce that the University of Minnesota Crookston has appointed Dr. Mary Holz-Clause as the next chancellor of the university, effective June 30, 2017. Dr. Holz-Clause has served as dean of the Huntley College of Agriculture and as a tenured professor in the Department of Agricultural Business Management and Agriculture Science at California State Polytechnic University Pomona since 2014. Read more about her appointment here

AGB Search is pleased to announce that the City Colleges of Chicago has appointed Mr. Juan Salgado as the next chancellor of the institution, effective June 2017. Mr. Salgado currently serves as President and CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino. Read more about his appointment here.

Reverend Doctor Linda McKinnish Bridges has been appointed as the new President of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, effective July 1, 2017.  Rev. Dr. Linda McKinnish Bridges currently serves as Managing Director of The International University Alliance, Shoreline Education. Read more about her appointment here

Dr. Steven Combs has been appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Maryland University of Integrative Health, effective April 1, 2017. Dr. Combs most recently served as Executive Vice President and Provost of Drury University in Springfield, MO. Read more.

AGB Search is proud to announce that St. Joseph's College of New York has appointed Dr. Donald R. Boomgaarden as the eighth president of the College, effective July 1, 2017. Dr. Boomgaarden recently served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Read about his appointment here

AGB Search is pleased to announce that the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has appointed Dr. Christine M. Keller as the next Executive Director of the Association, effective May 3, 2017. Dr. Keller is currently the Vice President for Research and Policy Analysis at the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU). Read more about her appointment here

AGB Search is pleased to announce the placement of Dr. Joshua Merchant as the president of Buena Vista University. Dr. Merchant is the vice president of development and alumni engagement at the University of North Florida and the executive director and CEO for the UNF Foundation, Inc. Read more here.

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Graceland University has appointed Dr. Patricia H. Draves as its next president, effective June 15, 2017. Dr. Draves is currently the Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio. To read more about her appointment click here

AGB Search is pleased to announce that the Metropolitan State University of Denver has appointed Janine Davidson as its next president, effective July 2017. Dr. Davidson has nearly 30 years of experience in the military operations, national security policy and academic research. Most recently, she served as the 32nd undersecretary of the United States Navy, where she managed all Departments of the Navy affairs. Read more about her appointment click here