Bucks County Community College Announces Presidential Finalists

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — The Presidential Search Committee appointed by the Bucks County Community College’s Board of Trustees announced today that three finalists have been selected in the search for the college’s next president.

Following Dr. Felicia Ganther’s mid-October announcement of her resignation as president effective in December, the board retained RH Perry, a national search firm specializing in higher education, to search for the new president.

Without the luxury of having a sitting president during the search, Board Chair Thomas Jennings had to act quickly to have the executive leadership position filled by July 1. Seventy-five applications were received and after careful consideration, the search committee narrowed the field to three finalists.

The finalists are:

• John C. Boyd, Ph.D., President, Mayland Community College
• Patrick M. Jones, Ph.D., Chancellor and Professor of Music, Penn State Schuylkill
• Evon Washington Walters, Ed.D., President, Northwest Region, Community College of Allegheny County

From left: Evon Washington Walters, Ph.D., Patrick M. Jones, Ph.D., and John C. Boyd, Ph.D.

Bios and resumes for each candidate are available on BCCC’s website by clicking this link.

The three candidates will take part in the third and final round of the search process, which includes open forums, conducted in person but also available virtually, with faculty, staff, and students.

The finalists will visit the college to participate in the open forums. Dr. Walters is scheduled for February 26, Dr. Jones on March 4 and Dr. Boyd on March 7.

“We are looking forward to the face-to-face meetings with the candidates in the coming weeks,” Jennings says. “Each candidate has amassed significant accomplishments in their higher education careers to date. We are excited to learn about their vision and aspirations for Bucks and the communities we serve.”

After receiving and carefully reviewing feedback from the college community, the Presidential Search Committee will make its recommendation to the full Board of Trustees. Following deliberation by the board, an announcement of the college’s sixth president will be made public.

The Bucks County Community College operates three campuses in Newtown, Lower Bucks (Bristol Township) and Upper Bucks (Perkasie) and enrolls 8,000 students.