Chapter 15A Unique University Design
David Bednar assumed the presidency of Ricks College in 1997, succeeding previous president Steve Bennion. Like Hal Eyring, Bednar came from a business school; since 1981 he had been at the University of Arkansas, where he served for a time as an associate dean. Bednar also resembled Eyring in his emphasis on teaching. Upon arriving in Rexburg he declared “educational leadership” his top priority. His statement of guiding principles for the college included the assertion that every person is a teacher. He introduced himself to faculty members as “a teacher who is now working as a president, not a president who used to be a teacher.”1
Notwithstanding his passion for teaching, Bednar's management and decision-making ...
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