Alger has done some good things - doubt he is around after another 5 years...

I think the CEO of Northrup Grumman is our next President - Kathy Warden is on the BOV, polished, smart, passionate alum, experienced the Ron Carrier era, and she and her husband just set up a $2.5M scholarship campaign - but i have zero inside knowledge here

Talk about a dream job!

(10-28-2021 01:26 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  Alger has done some good things - doubt he is around after another 5 years...

I think the CEO of Northrup Grumman is our next President - Kathy Warden is on the BOV, polished, smart, passionate alum, experienced the Ron Carrier era, and she and her husband just set up a $2.5M scholarship campaign - but i have zero inside knowledge here

Talk about a dream job!

5 years is a long time in university administrations. With Alger just being renewed by the BOVs the question about who JMU’s next President will be is the last thing I’m thinking about on a sports message board. Perhaps this would be a better OT thread.

^ thank you for not participating.......leadership impacts sports, scholarships impact sports...mods feel free to move if you like

Centdukesfan

Something tells me the Alger and Bourne hate isn't going to just end once we get to the end of next week.

Nick Langridge currently the VP for Advancement and a long-term leader at JMU. Nick is a JMU sports person. I got to know Nick when he served as the student representative to the Duke Club Board of Directors. After graduation, he went to work for the Duke Club where he traveled and initiated the formation of the local Duke Club Chapters. Within a few years, he was appointed the Director of the Duke Club. Dr, Rose saw his leadership abilities and appointed him as his special assistant. Upon retirement, President Alger kept him in the same role until he moved to Advancement. Like Lin Rose, Nick is home grown and loves JMU and has his PhD from UVA.

nick is pretty impressive....seems awfully young - but that's the trend maybe.

(10-28-2021 03:34 PM)HMK Wrote:  Nick Langridge currently the VP for Advancement and a long-term leader at JMU. Nick is a JMU sports person. I got to know Nick when he served as the student representative to the Duke Club Board of Directors. After graduation, he went to work for the Duke Club where he traveled and initiated the formation of the local Duke Club Chapters. Within a few years, he was appointed the Director of the Duke Club. Dr, Rose saw his leadership abilities and appointed him as his special assistant. Upon retirement, President Alger kept him in the same role until he moved to Advancement. Like Lin Rose, Nick is home grown and loves JMU and has his PhD from UVA.

Would absolutely prefer to have Nick in role as he is an avid supporter of D-1 athletics. Alger is more like a fish out of water when it comes to D-1 athletics. I don’t really care nearly as much about what goes on in the academic side. Get a prez with a Ron Carrier attitude with regards to sports being a primary publicity and advertising arm of the University.

(10-28-2021 03:27 PM)Potomac Wrote:  Something tells me the Alger and Bourne hate isn't going to just end once we get to the end of next week.

This isn't a hate-thread its reality-based

(10-28-2021 04:15 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  

(10-28-2021 03:34 PM)HMK Wrote:  Nick Langridge currently the VP for Advancement and a long-term leader at JMU. Nick is a JMU sports person. I got to know Nick when he served as the student representative to the Duke Club Board of Directors. After graduation, he went to work for the Duke Club where he traveled and initiated the formation of the local Duke Club Chapters. Within a few years, he was appointed the Director of the Duke Club. Dr, Rose saw his leadership abilities and appointed him as his special assistant. Upon retirement, President Alger kept him in the same role until he moved to Advancement. Like Lin Rose, Nick is home grown and loves JMU and has his PhD from UVA.

Would absolutely prefer to have Nick in role as he is an avid supporter of D-1 athletics. Alger is more like a fish out of water when it comes to D-1 athletics. I don’t really care nearly as much about what goes on in the academic side. Get a prez with a Ron Carrier attitude with regards to sports being a primary publicity and advertising arm of the University.

In fairness to Alger, he has been a driver for this move not an unwilling passenger. I have had a couple issues with JA's leadership over the years but this isn't one of them. Alger recognized that the CAA was no longer a fit and has worked hard with Jeff Bourne to make this happen.

Stated at the top - he has some good accomplishments - setting a vision, national R2, fundraising, increased diversity, and clearly he was aboard with SBC... i won't go into the negative things, just aware that 15 years is coming up, 20 would be surprising

(10-28-2021 04:06 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  nick is pretty impressive....seems awfully young - but that's the trend maybe.

Ron Carrier was 39 when he bacame the President of Madison College. I believe Nick is around 43.

"I grew up in a large family in Tennessee. I never knew what it was like to sleep alone until I got married. " ~ Ron Carrier

That's some good perspective...but JMU then vs now... quite a different animal :) He presents very well

(10-28-2021 03:34 PM)HMK Wrote:  Nick Langridge currently the VP for Advancement and a long-term leader at JMU. Nick is a JMU sports person. I got to know Nick when he served as the student representative to the Duke Club Board of Directors. After graduation, he went to work for the Duke Club where he traveled and initiated the formation of the local Duke Club Chapters. Within a few years, he was appointed the Director of the Duke Club. Dr, Rose saw his leadership abilities and appointed him as his special assistant. Upon retirement, President Alger kept him in the same role until he moved to Advancement. Like Lin Rose, Nick is home grown and loves JMU and has his PhD from UVA.

Better yet. He actually got his Ph.D. from JMU in 2014. Strategic Leadership: Higher Education Concentration. (See his LinkedIn profile)

(10-28-2021 01:26 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  Alger has done some good things - doubt he is around after another 5 years...

I think the CEO of Northrup Grumman is our next President - Kathy Warden is on the BOV, polished, smart, passionate alum, experienced the Ron Carrier era, and she and her husband just set up a $2.5M scholarship campaign - but i have zero inside knowledge here

Talk about a dream job!

With regard to Kathy Warden.....hard pass/no there. Not the leader that is desired.

(10-28-2021 01:54 PM)DirtyDukes Wrote:  Centdukesfan

OK fine im in

(10-29-2021 08:27 AM)ShadyP Wrote:  

(10-28-2021 01:26 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  Alger has done some good things - doubt he is around after another 5 years...

I think the CEO of Northrup Grumman is our next President - Kathy Warden is on the BOV, polished, smart, passionate alum, experienced the Ron Carrier era, and she and her husband just set up a $2.5M scholarship campaign - but i have zero inside knowledge here

Talk about a dream job!

With regard to Kathy Warden.....hard pass/no there. Not the leader that is desired.

Anything to back that up?

ooh wow that's interesting - seems a little cold, too polished? hard a$$?

(10-29-2021 09:51 AM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  ooh wow that's interesting - seems a little cold, too polished? hard a$$?

polished/rehearsed/fake all fit

(10-29-2021 09:52 AM)ShadyP Wrote:  

(10-29-2021 09:51 AM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  ooh wow that's interesting - seems a little cold, too polished? hard a$$?

polished/rehearsed/fake all fit

Description fits just about every Fortune 500 CEO that I've ever come in contact with.