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The Transylvania University Board of Trustees has named Dr. John\nNorton Williams Jr. interim president beginning Aug. 15, 2019. Williams, a 1974\ngraduate of Transylvania and member of the University\u2019s Board of Trustees, is completing\na nine-year term as the dean of the Indiana University School of Dentistry in\nJune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am extremely delighted that Dr. Williams has agreed to serve\nour Transylvania community as interim president,\u201d said Board of Trustees\nChairman William T. Young Jr. \u201cThis will give us a chance to conduct a comprehensive\nnational presidential search while ensuring the University has strong\nleadership for the coming year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams takes over as interim president from Seamus Carey,\nwho was named president of Iona College in New York. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A longtime member of the Transylvania community, Williams joined\nthe Board of Trustees in 2007 and currently chairs the Academic Affairs\nCommittee. In 2009, he and his wife, Lucy, a Transylvania alumna, each received\nthe Morrison Medallion for their commitment to advancing liberal arts education\nand leadership in supporting Transylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTransylvania is a vibrant academic community with outstanding students, faculty and staff,\u201d said Williams. \u201cIt is an honor for me to serve the University as interim president and share its great tradition of liberal arts education with future generations, just as it has done so well for almost 240 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During an academic career that spans three decades, Williams\nhas held provost and dean positions at Indiana University, the University of\nNorth Carolina and the University of Louisville. He holds a Doctor of Dental Medicine\nand a Master of Business Administration from the University of Louisville, as\nwell as a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Transylvania. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams has served as the chair for the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and chair of the CODA Predoctoral Review Committee, which oversees accreditation policy for all DDS\/DMD educational programs in the United States. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Christian Theological Seminary, a director of the Delta Dental Plans of Kentucky and a board member of the Procter & Gamble Global Advisory Committee. He is nationally and internationally known for his work in accreditation, academic program development and assessment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transylvania will conduct a national search for a permanent president beginning with the appointment of a search committee this summer. The search will be open to both internal and external candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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