Evangel alumna named president of Vanguard University
Evangel University currently has five graduates serving as college presidents
March 12, 2009
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Springfield, Mo — Evangel University alumna Dr. Carol Taylor was named president of Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, Calif., on Friday, March 6. She is the first woman to serve Vanguard as president in its 90-year history.
Dr. Taylor has served at Vanguard since August 2007, as provost and vice president of academic affairs.
Dr. Taylor graduated from Evangel in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education. Following that, she accumulated more than 30 years of teaching and administrative experience, including seven as vice provost at Biola University, and 12 in research and administration at ETS: Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J. ETS develops and administers tests such as the SAT and the GRE.
She also holds a Ph.D. in multilingual/multicultural education from Florida State University and a Master of Arts in cross-cultural communication from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary.
According to a message from Dr. Russell Spittler, acting chair of the board of trustees at Vanguard, “In appointing Dr. Taylor president, the board recognizes...her even-tempered and clear-eyed managerial judgments, her deep and wide support within the Vanguard community, her capacity to sustain morale, her versatility and her equanimity of Spirit.”
Sidebar — Other EU alumni serving as college presidents
Evangel University currently has five graduates serving as college presidents, including Dr. Taylor:
- Dr. David Clark, a 1962 graduate, is at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Dr. Joseph Castleberry, a 1983 graduate, is at Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash.
- Dr. Barry Corey, a 1984 graduate, is at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif.
- Dr. Daniel Johnson, a 1961 graduate, is at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates
Other graduates who have served in the past as college presidents include:
- Dr. John Deegan, a 1967 graduate, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, N.C.
- Dr. Tom Duncan, a 1975 graduate, at Bethany College in Santa Cruz, Calif.
- Dr. David Moore, a 1972 graduate, at the American Indian College in Phoenix, Ariz.