Board of Trustees Nominates Dr. Tim Cloyd to Serve as Tenth President of the College
Sarah Robins
Issue date: 9/28/01 Section: Campus News
- Page 1 of 2 next >
|
The announcement marked the end of a five month search for the successor to the College’s ninth President, Dr. Ann Hayes Die, who retired late last April.
Long before Dr. Die’s actual departure in late July, the Board of Trustees was hard at work assessing opinions from the Hendrix Community on how to best select the new President. Faculty, alumni and students were gathered to discuss what they saw as necessary characteristics for the College’s next leader.
The search was aided by A.T. Kearney, a firm of consultants who assist colleges in nationwide searches for staff. The Chronicle of Higher Education ran an advertisement for applicants interested in the position.
The Presidential Selection Committee consisted of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees and Dr. Schantz as faculty representative. Following the committee’s announcement to the faculty, Dr. Cloyd was presented to the Board of Trustees as president-elect on Thursday morning at 8:30 am. Following their approval, Dr. Cloyd will be named Hendrix’s 10th President.
While addressing the faculty, Dr. Schantz spoke of the “happy blend” of three qualities that made Cloyd the logical choice for President amidst an impressive group of applicants.
Dr. Schantz titled Cloyd’s first virtue “academic breadth and depth, coupled with a firm committment to the liberal arts.”
Cloyd’s “indefatiguable fundraising” was the second quality named. During his five years as Vice President of Development and College Relations, Cloyd has led in the raising of 53 million dollars for the perpetuation of Hendrix’s mission.
The third, and possibly strongest quality Schantz listed, was Cloyd’s “deep passion for Hendrix and what it can be in the future.” Dr. Cloyd is no stranger to the Hendrix community. His ties to the College extend further back than his five years spent as Vice President of Development and College Relations.
Cloyd’s ties to Hendrix College reach back far into his childhood.
The son of Methodist missionaries working on a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico, Cloyd’s family used Conway as a stopping point on the way to visit family in Tennessee. Cloyd recalls many happy childhood summers spent exploring the Hendrix campus.