12 1995 Chowan Opener
Chowan selects
Dr. H.E. Collier
interim leader
MURFREESBORO — Dr.
Herman E. Collier Jr., a former
college professor and president,
has been named interim presi
dent at Chowan College, and he
assumed his position on Aug.
1.
A native of Missouri, Collier
will fill the office vacated by
Dr. Jerry F. Jackson, who re
signed to become vice president
for university relations at Sam-
ford University, Birmingham,
Ala.
Elaine E. Myers, who chairs
Chowan’s board of trustees,
said, “Dr. Collier has agreed to
serve as our interim president
during the time the presidential
search committee is engaged
with the task of finding and rec
ommending to the board of
trustees a candidate for the presi
dency on a permanent basis.”
The process is expected to
take six to 12 months.
“We have been very impressed
with Dr. Collier’s ability to
quickly perceive our major
needs,” Myers said, “as well as
his willingness and desire to
continue to move the institution
forward.”
Collier said his “view of an
interim presidency should pro
vide a focus on the immediate
needs of the institution whereby
the college might optimize ef
forts to reach established goals
and objectives.
“Chowan has a unique oppor
tunity,” he continued, “to build
upon a long history as a two-
year college and to continue her
progress, programs and mission
in higher education as a senior
institution.”
Collier received his undergrad
uate degree in chemistry from
Randolph-Macon College and
was awarded a master of science
degree in inorganic chemistry
and a doctorate in analytic^
chemistry by Lehigh Univer
sity. He has completed addi
tional studies at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and
Rensselear Polytechnic Insti
tute.
He has served as a professor
and departmental chairman on
the college level and as a re
search chemist in private indus
try.
Collier served as president of
Moravian College for 17 years
and was interim president of
Salem Academy and Salem Col
lege in the spring of 1991.
In July 1994 he was ap
pointed interim president of
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege in Rocky Mount and will
complete his responsibilities
there in July.
The recipient of five honorary
degrees. Collier has received nu
merous recognitions, including
the Medallion of Merit by the
Moravian College Alumni As
sociation. The trustees of Mora
vian College named the Herman
E. Collier Jr. Hall of Science in
his honor and also the faculty
development endowment
Listed in Who's Who in
America and American Men and
Women of Science, Collier has
been active in the independent
colleges’ organizations of Penn
sylvania. He was also a member
of Task Force IV, the higher ed
ucation master plan for Penn
sylvania and is a Navy veteran.
Collier is married to the for
mer Jerline L. Weston of
Hopewell, Va., and they have
three sons.
A member of Kitty Hawk
United Methodist Church, the
Colliers live in their retirement
home at Point Harbor but will
move into the Ella Cobb Camp
President’s Home on Chowan’s
campus in AugusL
Leaders of active campus group
The Chowan Ambassadors, one of the Baltimore, vice president; Teri Bodine of
most active service organizations on Felton, Del., secretary and treasurer, and
campus, installed officers for the 1995- Greg English of Portsmouth, Va., presi-
96 academic year at a festive banquet dent._ Other officers will be elected or
just prior to the spring semester. Elected appointed following the opening of the
to serve are (from left) Jeremy Funk of fall term in late August
Photos and text by Hemian Gatewood
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