{"id":2091,"date":"2026-04-20T09:16:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/presoffice\/?p=2091"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:39:53","slug":"dr-tim-walston-selected-as-evpaa-and-provost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/presoffice\/2026\/04\/20\/dr-tim-walston-selected-as-evpaa-and-provost\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Tim Walston Selected as EVPAA and Provost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Campus Community:<\/p>\n<p>It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Tim Walston has accepted my invitation to serve as our Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (EVPAAP) beginning May 1.\u00a0 Tim has made significant contributions to our University, most recently as the Interim EVPAAP and the Dean of the School of Science and Mathematics.\u00a0 His impressive skill set and expertise, coupled with his passion for Truman and our mission, provide a strong foundation to help guide Academic Affairs and Truman as we navigate these simultaneously challenging and exciting times.<\/p>\n<p>After learning of his selection, Tim shared:\u00a0 \u201cIt is an honor to be selected to serve as the next Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and to lead our outstanding faculty as they provide a truly amazing education to our students.\u00a0 The end of this academic year will mark my 20th year at Truman.\u00a0 I feel strongly about this institution and its mission as the state of Missouri\u2019s premier public liberal arts and sciences institution.\u00a0 I look forward to working with our campus to continue excelling at meeting that mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I am deeply grateful for the thoughtful and engaged work of the EVPAAP Search Advisory Committee and to everyone who participated in the search process and shared their thoughts.\u00a0 Your perspectives were invaluable.<\/p>\n<p>Please join me in congratulating Tim and wishing him the very best in his new role. \u00a0I look forward to his leadership of Academic Affairs and to the great work we will do together.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you a fantastic end to the semester!<br \/>\nSue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Campus Community: It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Tim Walston has accepted my invitation to serve as our Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (EVPAAP) beginning May 1.\u00a0 Tim has made significant contributions to our University, most recently as the Interim EVPAAP and the Dean of the School of Science [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":711,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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