Executive talent is always an organization's most valuable asset.

In challenging times, savvy colleges and universities are remembering the one investment that always pays off: an investment in finding the right leader.

John Kelly, Ph.D., was selected as Florida Atlantic University's seventh president by the University's 13-member Board of Trustees on Friday, Jan. 17.

Indiana State University officials have selected Lynn Maurer as dean of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies and chief research officer.

Jancy Houck has been named the University of South Carolina's vice president for development and alumni relations.

Joshua Newton, a leading philanthropy executive who steered fundraising efforts that raised nearly $1.7 billion in private support during a recently completed campaign at Emory University, has been appointed president of the University of Connecticut Foundation.

West Texas A&M University President J. Patrick O'Brien will recommend to The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents that Dr. Donna Eddleman be named the University's vice president for student affairs.

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has announced the appointment of Dr. John E. Gamble as the new Dean of the College of Business.

Joel Reeves, who has served as interim assistant vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, since 2011, has been named permanently to the position, effective immediately.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chancellor-elect Dr. Steven Angle and Interim Chancellor Dr. Grady Bogue announce the appointment of Dr. Jerald Ainsworth as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the campus.