GU President Davis Accepts Six-Year Contract Extension

(GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT SUZANNE DAVIS)

The Greenville University Board of Trustees has offered college president Suzanne Allison Davis a six-year contract extension through the year 2030.

Davis is wrapping up her first three years as president.

Accomplishments seen during Davis' tenure include increased enrollment, increased retention of students, record high giving, and new program initiatives like a gymnastics center, a nursing partnership, an equine program, an outdoor adventure club, an engineering accreditation, grant funding for renovations to Burritt Hall and a maker space for engineering, construction of a residence hall and two buildings at the athletic complex, and creation of a partnership with the Free Methodist Church to form the Center for Pastoral Formation.

Also, an agreement with St. John's College of Nursing in Springfield and Hospital Sisters Health System has made an on-campus BSN nursing program possible. Plus,