Public Institution

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has appointed Ms. Lana Poole as its new Chief Marketing and Enrollment Officer. She will lead the offices of University Communications and Marketing (UCM), Admissions, Recruitment, Financial Aid and Scholarships.  Ms. Poole brings extensive marketing and communications experience to the University, having served as vice president for marketing and strategic communications at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, for the past four years and as executive director of marketing at Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri, from 2009 to 2015. Ms. Poole received her bachelor’s degree in organizational communications from Southwest Missouri State University and a master’s in public administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia. 

12/20/2019 - The University of Akron has named Dr. Stephen Storck, a former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Ashland University, as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Storck was most recently the interim Vice President for Finance and Administration at the State University of New York, Geneseo, and before that was Interim Chief Business Officer for Xavier University. 

December 2019 - Mr. Joseph Trubacz, a 30-year veteran of higher-education leadership, has been hired as the University of Central Florida's Interim Chief Financial Officer and will serve until a new CFO is hired by UCF’s next president, who is anticipated to start this summer. Mr. Trubacz replaces Mr. Dennis Crudele, who was appointed to the temporary position last May. UCF is located in Orlando, FL. Read more here.

10/18/2019 - The New College of Florida in Sarasota, FL, has appointed Mr. Randy Harrell as Interim Dean of Student Affairs. 

08/19/2019 - The New College of Florida has announced Mr. David Rhodes, MBA, as the Interim Dean for Enrollment Management. Mr. Rhodes will serve as the interim dean of enrollment management until a new dean is hired. 

07/24/2019 - Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., announced the appointment of Richard Schweigert as the University’s Interim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Finance and Administration. He is scheduled to begin work at FAMU on August 1. Prior to accepting the position at FAMU, Schweigert served as CFO and Director of Government Relations for the Colorado State University System for 10 years. Florida A&M is located in Tallahasee.

04/23/2019 - Dr. Dale Whittaker, President of the University of Central Florida has appointed Ms. Misty Shepherd, associate vice president and CFO at the UCF Foundation, as Interim Vice President for Administration and Finance. Misty has been with UCF since 2008 and CFO of the UCF Foundation since 2014. UCF is located in Orlando, FL.

April 20, 2019 - University of Central Florida has hired Mr. Dennis Crudele as the university’s long-term interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Crudele will begin on May 6. He brings to UCF more than 30 years of higher education experience, including 28 years at Florida Atlantic University, and has held a number of administrative posts at FAU, including senior vice president for financial affairs and chief financial officer. UCF is located in Orlando, FL.  Read more here.

Montana Technological University has selected Dr. Steve Gammon as its next Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Dr. Gammon currently serves as Dean of the College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies at Montana Tech, a position he has held since 2018. Prior to his arrival at Montana Tech, he served as Provost and VPAA at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his B.A. in Chemistry from Bowdoin College. Dr. Gammon will begin the transition to Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs on January 1, 2020, and will assume the position full-time on February 1.  Read more here.

The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has named leading population health researcher Lawrence Brown, Ph.D., as the next director of County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.  The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps is a partnership between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Dr. Brown is an expert on health equity and the impact of historical trauma on community health, and is currently an associate professor in the School of Community Health and Policy at Morgan State University. Dr. Brown earned his doctorate in health outcomes and policy research from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, his master’s degree in public administration from the University of Houston, and his bachelor’s degree in African American studies from Morehouse College.  Read more here.