Whitworth University President-elect Beck Taylor
The Whitworth University Board of Trustees has announced that Beck Taylor, Ph.D., has been appointed the university’s next president. He will assume his duties July 1, 2010, succeeding Bill Robinson, who is stepping down after 17 years as president. Dr. Taylor currently serves as dean of the Brock School of Business at Samford University, in Birmingham, Ala.
“The Whitworth University Board of Trustees is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Beck Taylor as Whitworth’s 18th president,” said Board Chair Walt Oliver. “We are confident he brings the vision, experience and clear commitment to Whitworth’s mission that will move the university forward in exciting ways. This is a great day for the entire Whitworth community.”
Taylor also will join the board of directors of Independent Colleges of Washington. The ICW board consists of the presidents of the 10 member colleges and 27 business and community leaders from around the state.
There’s more information on the Whitworth website, including their news story about the announcement and other details of the presidential search. You can also start following Taylor; he has a Twitter account and is an active tweeter! We’ve embedded the news conference of the announcement below.
Welcome to Whitworth, Washington, and ICW, Dr. Taylor!
