The Linfield University Board of Trustees announced today that Dr. Mark Blegen will become the institution’s next president on July 1, 2025. He will assume leadership from interim president Rebecca “Becky” Johnson. Blegen currently serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Carroll University, a 3,300-student liberal arts university in Waukesha, Wisconsin. … [Read more...] about Dr. Mark Blegen named 21st president of Linfield University
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Board of Trustees announces presidential search committee, hires national firm
Kirby Dyess and Marvin Henberg, co-chairs of the Linfield University presidential search committee, on Monday named 16 committee members who have agreed to help guide the university in its search for a permanent president. In addition to seven members of the Linfield University Board of Trustees, the committee includes three faculty members, three members of Linfield’s … [Read more...] about Board of Trustees announces presidential search committee, hires national firm
Dyess, Henberg to co-chair presidential search committee
Linfield University Board of Trustees members Kirby Dyess and Marvin Henberg will serve as co-chairs of the search committee tasked with identifying the institution’s next president, board chair Lucinda Day Fournier ’95 announced Friday. … [Read more...] about Dyess, Henberg to co-chair presidential search committee
Linfield University names Becky Johnson interim president
Linfield University on Tuesday named Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as interim president. Johnson served as Oregon State University’s interim president during the 2021-22 academic year. Before that, she spent 12 years as an OSU vice president and the top administrator at the university’s Cascades Campus in Bend. … [Read more...] about Linfield University names Becky Johnson interim president
Interim president selection committee appointed
Over the course of the Linfield University Board of Trustees meetings Nov. 10 and 11, 2023, an interim president selection committee was appointed and a process adopted for identifying and engaging an interim president. Nominations will be accepted from all sources. Internal and external candidates are eligible to apply. The interim president will not be considered in the full … [Read more...] about Interim president selection committee appointed
