Finalists named for the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs position at Black Hills State University

Three candidates have been selected as finalists for the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs position at Black Hills State University.
               
The finalists are: Dr. Melanie Hulbert from Gunnison, Colo.; Dr. Russell Morgan, Macomb, Ill.; and Dr. Priscilla Romkema, Spearfish. All three will have virtual campus visits this week to meet with faculty, staff, and students.

Dr. Melanie Hulbert is currently Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Western Colorado University in Gunnison, Colo. She serves as a project leader for the Colorado Student Success project and a content expert for Complete College America. Hulbert earned a Ph.D. and master’s degree from the University of Albany, State University of New York and a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University.

Dr. Russell Morgan is currently Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Budget, Planning and Personnel at Western Illinois University, a position he began in 2015. Morgan served as a postdoctoral associate at Cornell University, New York after earning his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Kent State University. He earned a master’s degree from Kent State University and his bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Ohio.  

Dr. Priscilla Romkema is a BHSU alum who is currently President of the Monument Health Foundation. She previously served as a faculty member and in administrative positions at BHSU including serving as Dean of the College of Business and Natural Sciences. In addition to her bachelor’s degree from BHSU, she earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Wyoming.

Dr. Chris Crawford, the current Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at BHSU, announced in January his plans to retire from BHSU at the end of June.