Chancellor Search
Troy University has launched the search for the 8th Chancellor.
Troy University has launched the search for the 8th Chancellor.
Troy University traces its history to 1887, when the Alabama Legislature established the State Normal School at Troy to train teachers for the state's public schools. Over nearly 140 years, that single campus in Pike County grew into a comprehensive public doctoral and research university serving students across Alabama and around the world — a transformation led for 37 years by outgoing Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr.
Troy University's Board of Trustees seeks a visionary, experienced leader to serve as the University's next Chancellor.
TROY enters its next chapter from a position of stability and pride. The incoming Chancellor will inherit — and be asked to extend — three defining sources of institutional strength.
TROY Online and support centers/partnerships spanning 5 states and 5 countries have earned TROY its identity as Alabama's International University.
A national model for affordability and a decades-long partner to installations including Fort Rucker, Fort Benning and Shaw AFB.
Nearly 140 years of Trojan tradition, NCAA Division I FBS athletics, and a global alumni network 178,000+ strong.
The Troy University Board of Trustees has appointed a 14-member search committee and retained executive search firm Funk Associates to assist in the search for the University's next chancellor.
Funk Associates and its consultants bring four decades of experience in higher education
executive searches, including searches for university presidents, provosts, vice presidents
and deans. The firm will assist the committee in identifying and evaluating candidates.
The Troy University Board of Trustees has appointed a 14-member search committee and retained executive search firm Funk Associates to assist in the search for the University's next chancellor.
Gibson Vance, president pro tempore of the Board of Trustees, will chair the committee, which includes representatives from senior administration, faculty, the Student Government Association and alumni.
Funk Associates and its consultants bring four decades of experience in higher education executive searches, including searches for university presidents, provosts, vice presidents and deans. The firm will assist the committee in identifying and evaluating candidates.
The Chancellor serves as Troy University's chief executive officer, reporting to and working in close partnership with the Board of Trustees. The Chancellor provides strategic direction for three Alabama campuses, TROY Online, and a worldwide network of support sites and partner locations and leads an enterprise of more than 2,500 faculty and staff.
Oversee academic quality, enrollment strategy and budget across TROY's full enterprise.
Serve as chief executive to, and build a trusted working relationship with, the Board of Trustees.
Represent TROY before the Alabama Legislature, state agencies and the communities
it serves.
Cultivate relationships with donors, alumni and industry partners in support of TROY's
mission.
Sustain and grow TROY's distinctive relationships with the U.S. military and international partners.
Significant, progressive senior leadership experience in higher education, government, the military or a large complex organization, with a demonstrated record of financial stewardship across a multi-site enterprise.
Preferred Experience and Attributes