EDGEWOOD COLLEGE TODAY
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NEW PRESIDENT NAMED
Scott Flanagan, Ed.D. to become 7th President
SPRING.14//EDGEWOOD COLLEGE MAGAZINE
On March 25, 2014, the Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Scott Flanagan will serve as the 7th president of Edgewood College. Flanagan, who most recently served as Executive Vice President, has been with Edgewood College for the past 16 years. He will replace Dr. Dan Carey who will retire in August 2014 after 10 years of service. “I am deeply grateful for the faith that the Board and this community have placed in me to lead Edgewood College,” Flanagan said. “We can take great pride in the institution that we’ve become, and our best days remain before us. With our students, faculty, staff and Board leadership, we are poised to build on our recent successes and reach even greater heights. Edgewood College’s mission to build a just and compassionate world through educating students has never been more important, and it is my privilege to be invited to serve as its President.” “Dr. Flanagan enjoys the full support of the entire Board of Trustees, and is ready to carry a great tradition forward,” Chairman Jim Barr said. “Our students and the families we serve, and will serve in the future, will benefit from his extraordinary vision and leadership.”
At Edgewood College, Dr. Flanagan’s roles have included Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Vice President for Planning & Enrollment and interim Chief Financial Officer. In addition, he has regularly taught a doctoral course in Higher Education Finance. Flanagan holds a doctorate in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania, where his dissertation, Reconciling Values during General Education Revision at Three Catholic Universities, was recognized with distinction. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Saint Francis, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with an undergraduate degree in political science. Dr. Flanagan is a native of Weyauwega, Wis., and is the son of Mike and Nancy, two retired Wisconsin public school teachers. You’ll learn more about the College’s next president in the next edition of the Magazine.
Above: Dr. Flanagan is married to Krista. They have two children, Erin and Sean.