Linwood H. Rose

Linwood H. Rose introducing Virginia governor Mark Warner at a meeting of the JMU Campus Democrats

Linwood Howard Rose (born 1951)^[1] is the fifth and current president of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. Rose held 11 other positions at JMU before being named acting president in the fall of 1997, chief executive in September 1998, and being formally inaugurated on September 17, 1999.

He has also served as the Deputy Secretary of Education in Virginia and was appointed by President George W. Bush to the National Infrastructure Advisory Committee in 2002. This was followed by an appointment from Virginia Governor, Bob McDonnell to the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment^[2]

Rose announced in December 2010 that he plans to end his presidency in June 2012.^[3][1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "JMU President to Step Down in 2012". James Madison University. Dec. 8, 2010. http://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/general/news/general11394.shtml. 
2. ^ Johnson, Stacy. "Governor McDonnell Announces Members of Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment". http://www.governor.virginia.gov/news/viewRelease.cfm?id=193. Retrieved 13 December 2010. 
3. ^ Haas, Molly (2010-12-09). "Rose to leave in 2012". The Breeze. http://www.breezejmu.org/news/article_cd3b6de8-0339-11e0-9f6b-0017a4a78c22.html. Retrieved 9 December 2010. 

External links

• Biography of Dr. Linwood H. Rose

Preceded by Ronald E. Carrier

James Madison University President 1998–Present

Succeeded by Incumbent

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