TROY, Ala.—Dr. Susan Aldridge, vice chancellor of University College at Troy University, will take the position of president of University of Maryland University College (UMUC) effective Feb. 1, according to TROY officials.

“Dr. Susan Aldridge has done an outstanding job leading our University College and distance learning operations,” Dr. Jack Hawkins, chancellor of Troy University, said. “We will miss her leadership and vision. At the same time, however, this is a great tribute to the University as well as to the job Dr. Aldridge has done. We will look to continue to build on the foundation that Dr. Aldridge and her team has created as we seek a new leader for University College.”

As vice chancellor of University College, Dr. Aldridge oversees Troy University’s graduate and undergraduate degree programs outside of Alabama at 62 teaching sites in 17 states and 14 countries. In addition, TROY’s distance-learning center, called eCampus, serves students across 13 time zones. No state funds are used in the operation of University College.

Dr. Aldridge joined TROY’s University College in 1995 as director of its Western Region and was named vice president—later vice chancellor—of University College in 2001. During her tenure as vice chancellor of University College she was instrumental in the expansion of TROY’s international operations to such nations as Ecuador, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

A native of Madison, Wis., Dr. Aldridge received a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Women’s College and earned a master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Colorado. She is a former director of Aging Services for the Denver Metropolitan Area and previously taught at the National University of Singapore.