July 16, 2019
Wilson College Names Interim President
Wilson College (PA) on Monday announced the appointment of Dr. A. Richard Kneedler as interim president.
Kneedler was president of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., from 1988 to 2002. He served as interim president of Rockford (Ill.) College (now Rockford University) in 2006-07. He has also worked as an educational consultant. Kneedler was named by Wilson’s Board of Trustees to temporarily oversee operations while the College conducts a comprehensive search for a permanent replacement for Barbara K. Mistick. She is leaving to take a new position as president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).
Kneedler was president of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., from 1988 to 2002. He served as interim president of Rockford (Ill.) College (now Rockford University) in 2006-07. He has also worked as an educational consultant. Kneedler was named by Wilson’s Board of Trustees to temporarily oversee operations while the College conducts a comprehensive search for a permanent replacement for Barbara K. Mistick. She is leaving to take a new position as president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).