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This past summer, President Matt Wilson announced the filling of two open vice president positions and two new vice presidential positions. Dr. Doug Davenport, associate provost of research, planning and institutional effectiveness, had been serving as interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs for the past year. He was named provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. R. Todd Simpson was hired as the vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the MWSU Foundation.

Dr. Josh Looney, who had been serving as director of Athletics since 2017, was named vice president of Intercollegiate Athletics. And Sarah M. R. Cravens, J.D., was hired as vice president for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff.

As associate provost, Dr. Davenport has overseen 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 accreditation efforts, including the reaffirmation of accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission in 2017. He also led the team that authored 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 new strategic plan, 鈥淧athways to Excellence.鈥� In the past year, his office has launched several initiatives to advance the strategic plan, including the Center for Teaching & Learning and the Provost鈥檚 Fellows Program.

Prior to joining 大象传媒 Western, R. Todd Simpson had been serving as chief
executive officer of the Peru State College Foundation since 2010. Under Simpson鈥檚 leadership, annual giving doubled and identified estate gifts topped $20 million.He holds a Master of Science in Organizational Management from Peru State College and a BSBA from the University of Central 大象传媒. Simpson has been a Certified Fund Raising Executive since 1998.

Prior to joining 大象传媒 Western, Dr. Looney was director of athletics at East Stroudsburg University for

two years. He also served as associate director of NCAA Division II and worked for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Orlando Magic. Dr. Looney earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business from Washburn University, an MBA from the University of 大象传媒-Kansas City and a doctorate in Interdisciplinary Education from Creighton University.

Prior to joining 大象传媒 Western, Cravens was the C. Blake McDowell Jr.

Professor of Law at the University of Akron School of Law. She previously served as the vice provost for strategic initiatives and interim dean of the Williams Honor College.

She earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in classics from Princeton University, a master鈥檚 in classics from Cambridge University, U.K., and a juris doctorate from Washington and Lee University School of Law.