Rick Stephens

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About Rick Stephens

News AU Press Releases Stephens selected to join University as provost, vice president for Academic Affairs 5/16/13 W. Richard Stephens Jr, who is currently provost at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC, will join the administrative team at Alfred University as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, effective July 1. Stephens will succeed William F. Hall, who is retiring after 33 years at Alfred University, where he has been provost and academic vice president for the past three years. “We appreciate Bill Hall’s service to Alfred University and we will miss him, personally and professionally, but we are pleased to be able to fill this critical role with Rick Stephens, a seasoned chief academic officer,” said President Charles M. Edmondson. Stephens says he accepted the offer to join Alfred University’s administration because “Alfred is an excellent small university, well-poised for this time in higher education when nimbleness is required.” Throughout the interview process, Stephens said he was impressed with the interest, enthusiasm and excitement he found among the faculty, staff and students at Alfred University. “Every school has certain aspirations and opportunities,” said Stephens, “but not every school has the human capital to take advantage of them the way that Alfred does. I was just really impressed by the people.” He and his wife Debbie agreed “Alfred is not just a university, but a community.”