Title: Michael Maxey Named President of ELCA's Roanoke College ELCA NEWS SERVICE
May 15, 2007
Michael Maxey Named President of ELCA's Roanoke College 07-084-FI
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Michael C. Maxey will become the 11th president of Roanoke College, Salem, Va., on July 1. The college's board of trustees unanimously elected him May 9. Maxey has served 15 years as vice president for college relations and dean of admissions and financial aid. Roanoke is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Maxey, 55, succeeds Sabine O'Hara who announced March 16 her intention to resign in June after three years as president of Roanoke College. Board members engaged in study and discussion, using a subcommittee to consult the campus community, and decided "the qualities they sought in a president were available through an internal appointment," said a college news release.
Born in Bassett, Va., Maxey earned a bachelor of arts degree in history and a master of arts degree in education from Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Maxey worked in academic affairs at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, and in student affairs at Averett College (now Averett University), Danville, Va., and Wake Forest University.
Maxey joined the staff at Roanoke College as director of planned giving in 1985, becoming director of capital resources in 1989. He was vice president for resource development and admissions services from 1990 to 1992.
Maxey is a member of College Evangelical Lutheran Church, Salem, where he is a trustee and past council president. -- -- --
The home page for Roanoke College is at http://www.roanoke.edu/ on the Web.
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