Mount Allison is losing another president.
Dr. Jeffrey Hennessy, who has been serving as interim president since June 30 when Dr. Jean Paul Boudreau’s term ended, has just been appointed president of Acadia University in Wolfville.
Hennessy came to Mount Allison from Acadia in 2020, and served just over three years as Provost and Vice President Academic before taking on the role of transition officer and interim president.
Dr. Jean-Paul Boudreau announced in March that he would not be returning for a second five year term
According to an announcement from Acadia, Hennesey’s new tenure in the school’s top job will start on September 1.
In an emailed statement, Mount Allison University says they have hired a search consultant to help find a new interim president to take over on September 1.
Dr. Vicki St. Pierre has taken on the job of acting Provost and Vice-President Academic for a one-year term starting July 1, and the Dean of Libraries, Rachel Rubin, is filling in for St. Pierre as Dean of Arts.
Mount Allison’s statement also reads:
“Mount Allison University congratulates Dr. Hennessy on his well-deserved appointment as President and Vice-Chancellor of Acadia University. We thank him for his invaluable contributions to Mount Allison over the past three years. Dr. Hennessy’s assistance during the leadership transition at our University has been greatly appreciated, and we are eager to continue collaborating through our Maple League of Universities connections.”
The search for a new president is being led by the school’s Board of Regents, who have appointed an internal search committee chaired by Board vice-chair Cheryl Hodder. The committee includes representatives from the Board, faculty, staff, students and alumni, and a search firm has been hired to guide the process, according to the Mount Allison Record.
