New President choosen for Indiana Wesleyan University

Dr. Henry L. Smith has been chosen as the President-elect of Indiana Wesleyan University. He will become the 11th president of the 85-year-old University on July 1, 2006. The IWU Board of Trustees, in a special meeting, approved the recommendation of a committee that was appointed in April to seek a new president. Dr. Smith will succeed Dr. Jim Barnes, who will become IWU’s first Chancellor on July 1, 2006 – a day after he completes his 19th year as University president.