Acting VP Gets Position At JMU
Posted: February 5, 2013
HARRISONBURG — Nick Langridge, formerly the acting vice president for university advancement at James Madison University, has officially taken over the position.
Langridge had been serving in the role on an interim basis since March 2012, when Joanne Carr retired from the role.
Before becoming the acting vice president, Langridge served as assistant to the president.
The appointment was announced following January’s board of visitors meeting.
“We’ve made great strides in the past year,” JMU President Jonathan Alger said. “Nick has brought a lot of fresh and new ideas. We look forward to [having] a very close and productive work environment.”
Langridge said he is looking forward to engaging alumni, using donations to further the university’s strategic goals and completing a successful capital campaign.
“[Raising money] is especially key at a time when there are constraints on state support and [raising] tuition,” Langridge said.
New leadership was also announced for the James Madison University Foundation, which raises and administers private donations.
Thomas Schaeffer, who has been with the foundation for nearly 26 years and most recently served as executive vice president, is succeeding James Richardson Jr., who retired from the position in December 2011.
The executive committee of the foundation made the appointment, effective Jan. 1.
Schaeffer said the foundation will begin a strategic planning process in July to assess “the future of fundraising [and] how we can assist the university.”
The university will now focus efforts on finding an internal candidate for an executive assistant to the president, and someone to fill the vice provost for research position previously held by the late John Noftsinger.
Other open positions at the university include three dean positions for the College of Health and Behavioral Studies, the College of Integrated Science and Engineering and the College of Business.
Contact Emily Sharrer at 574-6286 or esharrer@dnronline.com
Langridge had been serving in the role on an interim basis since March 2012, when Joanne Carr retired from the role.
Before becoming the acting vice president, Langridge served as assistant to the president.
The appointment was announced following January’s board of visitors meeting.
“We’ve made great strides in the past year,” JMU President Jonathan Alger said. “Nick has brought a lot of fresh and new ideas. We look forward to [having] a very close and productive work environment.”
Langridge said he is looking forward to engaging alumni, using donations to further the university’s strategic goals and completing a successful capital campaign.
“[Raising money] is especially key at a time when there are constraints on state support and [raising] tuition,” Langridge said.
New leadership was also announced for the James Madison University Foundation, which raises and administers private donations.
Thomas Schaeffer, who has been with the foundation for nearly 26 years and most recently served as executive vice president, is succeeding James Richardson Jr., who retired from the position in December 2011.
The executive committee of the foundation made the appointment, effective Jan. 1.
Schaeffer said the foundation will begin a strategic planning process in July to assess “the future of fundraising [and] how we can assist the university.”
The university will now focus efforts on finding an internal candidate for an executive assistant to the president, and someone to fill the vice provost for research position previously held by the late John Noftsinger.
Other open positions at the university include three dean positions for the College of Health and Behavioral Studies, the College of Integrated Science and Engineering and the College of Business.
Contact Emily Sharrer at 574-6286 or esharrer@dnronline.com