THE JONES FAMILY Glen, Sharon, Cameron, and Camille
is an alumnus who has risen to the top of higher education administration in Arkansas,” said William G. Wright, Board of Trustees chairman. “Henderson’s motto is that we are the “School With a Heart.’ Glendell Jones came to Henderson as a student-athlete with a promise from his coach to his mother that he would be looked after if she allowed him to come. Now, Glendell, in the same way, desires to give back to another generation of students by promising their parents that their students will be well taken care of and given a great education at Henderson.” “I am looking forward to serving the faculty, staff, students and the Arkadelphia community over the coming years as we build upon the successes of the past to make Henderson an even greater university in the future,” he said. Jones has served as interim executive vice chancellor and provost at Arkansas State
University in Jonesboro since July 1, 2010. Jones has also served as senior associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and research, executive assistant to the chancellor and associate professor of accounting at Arkansas State University. Before joining Arkansas State administration, Jones was an assistant professor of accounting at Henderson, assistant professor of business law at Arkansas State, and an estate planning and business planning consultant. Jones already has ties to the larger community with his seat on the governing board of Southern Bancorp in Arkadelphia. His plan for Henderson’s future will be deliberate and based on research and collaborative, measured campus planning. “One of my goals will be to restore Henderson’s image as a premier school of excellence in the South. Henderson is not a fall-back school; we are a first choice school,” said Jones.
Jones would like to engage alumni, donors, and the campus community to build Henderson one relationship at a time. As time progresses, it will be increasingly important to analyze the student body and programs, according to Jones. “For instance, it is important to know who makes up our student body and to ask ‘how do they perform’ so that we can build a suite of services around those students.” The presidential search process hiring Jones was the result of feedback from search consultant Dr. William Shelton of Ironwood Consulting Group. The search was led by a diverse committee of faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members and Board of Trustees member Johnny Hudson. The committee received 46 applications. Two finalists visited the Henderson campus in late February and early March and met with the Board of Trustees.
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