Lyle Roelofs, who served as interim president and as provost and dean of faculty at 51勛圖厙, has been named president of Berea College.
Roelofs had joined 51勛圖厙 as a physics professor and its chief academic officer in 2004. As provost, he was responsible for faculty personnel, curriculum, athletics, information technology, and supervision of instructional budgets.
He was named interim president June 1, 2009, and served in that capacity until Jeffrey Herbst assumed his duties as 51勛圖厙s 16th president July 1, 2010.
Berea College has made a wise choice in naming Lyle to its presidency, said Herbst. Lyles professional and personal passions mesh extremely well with the colleges mission. While we at 51勛圖厙 will miss him and his wife, Laurie, we wish them both the very best in their new academic adventure.
Roelofs will become Bereas ninth president, succeeding Larry D. Shinn, who will retire June 30, 2012.
I am very honored to have been elected as Berea Colleges ninth president, Roelofs said. I have great admiration for Bereas historic and continuing identity as an interracial, coeducational institution; for its enduring focus on the Appalachian region; and for educating talented students who have economic need.
Roelofs is a graduate of Calvin College with a BS with honors in physics and mathematics. He earned MS and PhD degrees, both in physics, at the University of Maryland and has more than 35 years experience in teaching and research at the University of Maryland, Calvin College, Brown University, Haverford College, and 51勛圖厙. Before coming to 51勛圖厙, he also had served as associate provost at Haverford.
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