PRINCIPAL LUMPKIN TO LEAVE HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Friday, September 3, 2010
Ramona Lumpkin, Principal of Huron University College, will be leaving September 30 to assume the appointment of President and Vice-Chancellor of Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax.
Since July of 2001, Dr. Lumpkin has served as Principal of Huron, an undergraduate liberal arts institution affi liated with The University of Western Ontario, where she is the first woman leader in the College’s 147-year history.
“The Huron community is profoundly grateful for the strong leadership provided by Dr. Ramona Lumpkin,” said John Leitch. “She has served the College well and with great dedication. I wish her equal success in her new role at Mount Saint Vincent University.”
Huron has benefitted tremendously under Dr. Lumpkin’s vision and excellent stewardship. Since her appointment, student enrolment has increased by 40 per cent and now stands at almost 1,300 students. Unlike other universities, who in recent years have experienced staff layoffs and cutbacks, Huron has been able to maintain its full staff complement and has achieved a balanced budget for the past eight years. In the 2009 February Maclean’s magazine, Huron placed first in Canada in two categories – supportive campus environment and overall educational experience – well above the North American NSSE benchmark. Huron’s “Touch the Future” Capital Campaign, is on track for completion in 2011, already having raised over $10 million of its $12.5 million goal.
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