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Elson S. Floyd
President, Western Michigan UniversityDr. Elson S. Floyd became Western Michigan University's sixth president August 1, 1998. Dr. Floyd brings a wide range of administrative experience to WMU as well as a systemwide and statewide perspective on higher education issues and policies.
For the three years prior to joining Western, Dr. Floyd served as executive vice chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In that role he served as UNC-Chapel Hill's chief administrative and operating officer and the senior official responsible for business and finance, human resources, auxiliary enterprises, student affairs, information technology, university advancement and development, and enrollment management.
Dr. Floyd began his career at UNC-Chapel Hill, one of the nation's leading research institutions, in 1978. He subsequently spent a total of 13 years with the university, in positions that included dean posts in the Division of Student Affairs, the General College and the College of Arts and Sciences.
From 1988 to 1990, he was assistant vice president for student services for the UNC system office, helping develop and articulate policy in student affairs and academic affairs for the 16-campus university system.
From 1990 to 1993, he served at Eastern Washington University as vice president for student services, vice president for administration, and executive vice president. In the latter capacity, he was the university's chief operating officer.
Before returning to UNC-Chapel Hill in 1995, Dr. Floyd spent two years as executive director of the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board. This agency is responsible for statewide coordination, planning, oversight, policy analysis and student financial aid programs for Washington's post-secondary education system.
A native of Henderson, N.C., Dr. Floyd has three degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill, a bachelor of arts degree in political science and in speech, a master of education degree in adult education, and a doctor of philosophy degree in higher and adult education. He is a tenured faculty member in the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology and in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Leadership in WMU's College of Education.
Dr. Floyd is active in a number of civic and professional associations including Rotary International, United Way of America and Greater Kalamazoo, Borgess Health Alliance Board of Trustees, the Kalamazoo Symphony Board of Directors, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Corporate Board, the Regional EDGE Board of Directors, and The Economic Club of Grand Rapids. He is actively involved in fund raising for Western Michigan University and select community projects and continues to write, present, and speak professionally.
Western Michigan University is a vibrant, nationally recognized student-centered research institution with an enrollment of more than 27,000.
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