Appointment Of TUFW Leadership Transition Team

Date: December 08, 2008

Taylor University President Dr. Eugene B. Habecker has appointed a team of four administrators to a special TUFW Leadership Transition Team following the resignation of TUFW Chancellor Dr. Duane Kilty.

The team consists of:

  • Chair: Dr. Randall Dodge, TUFW Associate Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students
  • Dr. Douglas Barcalow, TUFW Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Christian Ministries
  • Mr. Michael Mortensen, TUFW Director of Alumni Relations & Parent Relations
  • Mr. Stephen Olson, Taylor University Associate Vice President of Business Development and Services

The group will begin its work on December 15, Kilty's last day, and will oversee ongoing operations on the TUFW campus prior to the announced discontinuation of the traditional undergraduate program there at the end of the 2008-09 academic year.

In addition to its operational responsibilities, the team will continue work begun by the TUFW Transition Task Force in assisting TUFW students meet their educational goals and supporting affected employees.

"Each of these administrators have served our TUFW campus community with distinction and are logical choices to fit the needs of the many people who are part of the larger TUFW community," said Habecker. "They each have demonstrated excellence in their professional lives, a commitment to the students and employees at TUFW, and a vibrant Christian faith that permeates their lives and work."