President Lambert Stepping down

[elonfirefighter]

www.elon.edu/E-Net/Article/143798

Dear members of the Elon community,

It has been an immense privilege and honor to serve as Elon’s president for the past 18 years. This past Friday I shared my decision with Trustees at the board’s spring meeting to conclude my service as Elon’s eighth president. Plans will soon be under way to begin the search for Elon’s ninth president. I have committed to the Board that I will remain in office until a new president is named and ready to assume the duties of the office.

In making this announcement, I want to share a few thoughts about Elon’s progress and the presidential transition. I invite you to watch the video message on this page.

Long live Elon!
Leo M. Lambert

[whoanellie]

www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2017/02/elon-president-leo-lambert-steps-down

[whoanellie]

Guess the school is in a change of direction mode or should it? it must be a good job people seem to stay a while

[elonfirefighter]

President Lambert said as we near the end of the second 10 year plan that he has been a part of he felt that the new president should be part of the next plan for its entirety. No if thats the Board talking or Leo talking IDK.

[Deleted]

This was Leo's choice. The man has worked very hard and effectively for nearly 40 years. He wants to "retire" and shed some of the responsibility, I imagine. He has been an outstanding leader. Elon has been fortunate through the years to have gotten the perfect president at pivotal times in our history. I have no doubt that Leo and the BOT will hire, yet again, an outstanding individual to carry us forward into our next phase of existence.

[elonfirefighter]

Feb 13, 2017 15:40:00 GMT -5 @fightinchristian said:

This was Leo's choice. The man has worked very hard and effectively for nearly 40 years. He wants to "retire" and shed some of the responsibility, I imagine. He has been an outstanding leader. Elon has been fortunate through the years to have gotten the perfect president at pivotal times in our history. I have no doubt that Leo and the BOT will hire, yet again, an outstanding individual to carry us forward into our next phase of existence.

That was my impression and he wanted to retire that the new hire could be a part of the implementation of the 10 year plan

[euphoenix99]

New president selected. Given her background at the Citadel, hopefully athletics is important to her.

www.elon.edu/e-net/Article/153975

Go Phoenix!

[whoanellie]

Her experience having already been on the Elon Faculty should serve her well.
Her son is a grad '17. I wonder if she will get the fundraising letters & cards We Alums & Parents receive? Hmmm? ;-)