Ryan Grant, vice president and managing director of Parker Executive Search, has been named to the Vanderbilt Alumni Association board and will serve a three-year term.

Juan Gonzalez, a collaborative leader and strong student advocate, has been appointed as vice chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of California, San Diego effective September 1, 2014.

Dr. Donald J. Green, vice president for Extended and International Operations, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Mich. has been named as the next president of Georgia Highlands College in Rome by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.

George Mason University President Angel Cabrera announced today that Brad Edwards will become the university's next athletic director. The former Washington Redskin will become the fifth athletic director in George Mason's history.

With the recent addition of clients such as the Atlanta Dream, College Football Hall of Fame, East Lake Foundation, and the Blank Family of Businesses (Atlanta Falcons), PES' sports practice continues to grow and expand its reach beyond collegiate athletics.

Julie White Walker has been selected as the new State Librarian for the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS). She will take over the role from Dr. Lamar Veatch, who will be assuming other duties in the University System of Georgia.

After a nationwide search, Shawn Heilbron, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development at Oregon State University, has been named Director of Athletics for Stony Brook University, announced President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.

Oklahoma State University has named Dr. Ken Eastman as Dean of the Spears School of Business following a national search. Eastman has been serving as interim dean since July of last year.

Anton Goff, currently the Director of Athletics at Bowie State University, was named the next athletic director at the University of Hartford, as announced by President Walter Harrison at a press conference on Friday morning.

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Board of Directors are pleased to announce the hiring of Erin Lind as the commissioner. Lind will be the NSIC's fifth full-time commissioner and will begin her duties July 1.