The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees announced Wednesday the selection new system president, Dr. Brendan Kelly.
Kelly, who has served as the president of the University of West Georgia (UWG) since 2020, will become the third president of the ASU System. His start date has not been finalized, but will be no later than October 1. Dr. Robin Myers will continue to serve as interim system president until that time.
Prior to joining UWG, Kelly was chancellor at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg and Greenville from 2017-2020 and was appointed as interim president of the University of South Carolina in 2019. He was vice president of university advancement and president of the UWF Foundation, Inc., at the University of West Florida in Pensacola from 2013-2017, where he led a successful $50 million capital campaign. His teaching career spanned 13 years in Florida and Michigan in communication arts.
Kelly received a Bachelor of Science degree in public relations and a Master of Arts degree in communication at Eastern Michigan University and his Doctor of Philosophy in communication at Wayne State University.
Trustee Price Gardner of Little Rock said a five-year contract will be developed with an annual salary of $450,000. Kelly will reside in the system residence in Little Rock.
WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI