National Search is Underway for New McKendree University President
Successor to Dr. James Dennis, Who Will Retire in 2020
(LEBANON, Ill., October 8, 2019) — McKendree University is conducting a national search
for a president to succeed Dr. James M. Dennis, who will retire in 2020 after 26 years
of leadership. The Board of Trustees has retained Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates of
Whittier, Calif., to conduct the search. Mr. John Bailey, a trustee and McKendree
alumnus, chairs the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, which is composed of trustees,
faculty and staff members, senior administrators, and a student representative.
McKendree stakeholders had the opportunity to offer their comments, suggestions and
recommendations to the Search Advisory Committee at several “listening sessions” held
throughout the day on Oct. 3 and 4.
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