Jo Young Switzer called to Manchester College presidency.

The Manchester College Board of Trustees on Aug. 28 appointed vice president and dean Jo Young Switzer as president of the college, effective July 1, 2005. Switzer, a 1969 graduate of the college in North Manchester, Ind., will be Manchester's 14th president and its first woman president. She will succeed Parker G. Marden, who will complete his 11th year as president when he retires on June 30, 2005.

Switzer has led academic affairs at Manchester since 1993. She also has chaired Manchester's Department of Communication and taught at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. Her doctorate and master's degree are from the University of Kansas, in communication studies. She has completed post-doctoral study at Indiana University.

Source: Newsline 09/17/2004
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