As previously announced, President Dewey will be retiring in July 2022 after eight years leading the College. ACPHS has benefitted greatly from President Dewey’s leadership, and we appreciate that Dr. Dewey will continue to serve the College during this period of transition.

We are committed to maintaining strong leadership at the College and have begun the process to find ACPHS' next President. The Board's first step, after much thoughtful consideration of six search firms, has been to select Greenwood/Asher & Associates as the search firm that will assist the College in this important recruitment process. This is the same search firm used to recruit President Dewey. Jan Greenwood, Ph.D., Co-Founder Greenwood/Asher and Associates and Vice President and Managing Partner, Kelly Services will be leading the search for ACPHS.  

The Board is also in the process of establishing a Presidential Search Committee composed of faculty, students, staff, and trustees/alumni to oversee the search process. We will share more information on the Search Committee, recruitment process, and timeline once the members have been contacted. Our goal is to gather input from the ACPHS community to help inform the Search Committee and the Board's decision on the College's next President.

The Presidential Search Committee will work with Greenwood/Asher & Associates to hold virtual listening sessions in the coming weeks to give the ACPHS community an opportunity to provide feedback on the attributes you are looking for in your next President. These sessions will also help the Search Committee assess areas of opportunity and possible challenges facing our next President. More information including how to register will be provided as details are finalized.

Additionally, we will be looking for your input via an online survey to get your insights, thoughts, and perspectives to help inform the development of the position profile to be used in the recruitment process.

As Chair of the Presidential Search Committee, I speak for the Board in expressing our sincere appreciation for the many contributions Dr. Dewey has made to ACPHS and the community. As an alumnus of the College, I am grateful for the opportunity to help guide this important process that will help ensure that ACPHS has the capability to address key issues in higher education in the future, and continue the College’s leadership role and innovation in pharmacy and health sciences education.

Additional updates will follow as this process moves forward, a web page will be created to keep the community updated on our progress, and we will provide a designated email address for you to submit any questions.