Bradley University has announced Stan Liberty will serve as Interim University President effective June 1, following the retirement of University President Joanne Glasser May 31.
Liberty was provost and vice president for Academic Affairs of Bradley University from 1998 to 2005, until he left to serve six years as president of Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. He said he looks forward to returning to the Hilltop to serve as Interim President.
“Taking direction from the Board of Trustees, together with other administrators, I will focus on Bradley’s most pressing challenges that should not be put on hold during the interim period and are not likely to conflict with the vision and plans of an incoming president,” Liberty said in a press release to the campus community April 29.
Liberty will serve as Interim President throughout the time it takes to successfully complete a nationwide search for Glasser’s successor, according to Bradley administrators.
During his time as former provost of Bradley, Liberty was involved with the local community as Board of Directors of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, where he also served as chairman of the Transportation Committee and member of the Business Advisory Committee. He also worked with the Peoria Civic Federation Transportation Committee, the Peoria NEXT founding team and the Community Advisory Committee for the Peoria Area World Affairs Council.
Liberty’s educational background is in electrical engineering, receiving his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Notre Dame.
“Stan is well known throughout Peoria and the campus community,” Bradley Board of Trustees Chairman Doug Stewart said in a statement. “He has a proven record of success and will provide Bradley with experienced leadership and stability during this transition.”
A formal article will be published with further details in the May 1 edition of The Scout.
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