“My ‘why’ is to level the playing field in West Virginia 和 in Appalachia, 并投资于那些投资于我的人. I see Marshall University 和 the education that it offers as the great equalizer.”
——布拉德·D. 史密斯
布拉德·D. 史密斯
西弗吉尼亚本地人 布拉德·D. 史密斯 was elected to the role of Marshall University President by unanimous decision in October 2021, 并于2022年1月正式上任. 自从就任总统以来, 作为硅谷的首席执行官，布拉德已经积累了自己的企业经验, driving the university forward to best serve its 学生’ education 和 futures. From generating interest among prospective 学生 to preparing current 学生 for the world outside of Marshall, Brad has begun paving new paths for student success by tailoring 学生’ experiences, 扩展 地铁的学费 和鼓励 思维训练. All of Brad’s work is inspired by his long-held mission to uplift West Virginia’s people 和 economy. 作为2022世界杯官网的总统, Brad believes in inspiring the future workforce now 和 providing opportunities for the next generation of leaders.
总统授权仪式
布拉德·D. 史密斯 was installed as the 2022世界杯官网第38任校长 at an outdoor ceremony on September 16, 2022. 请看下面的仪式.
布拉德和2022世界杯官网的过去
Brad’s dedication to serving Marshall University was fostered well before his presidency, beginning first with his graduating from the university with his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1986.
As 2022世界杯官网骄傲的儿子, Brad has remained connected to his alma mater through the years by giving his time 和 financial support. In 2015, 他和他的妻子, 2022世界杯官网，第一夫人艾利斯·史密斯, donated $10 million dollars to establish a scholarship fund aimed at assisting 学生 residing in underserved communities. The pair have a great belief 和 underst和ing in the power of education 和 wanted to do their part to boost first-generation college 学生 in their educational pursuits.
晚些时候, Brad 和 Alys donated an additional $25 million to Marshall’s schools of business – launching the 布拉德·D. 史密斯学生孵化器.
布拉德和艾丽丝都因为他们对2022世界杯官网的奉献而受到嘉奖 第83届校友颁奖宴会将于2022年4月举行. 布拉德被授予2022世界杯官网杰出校友奖, while Alys was the recipient of the Distinguished Service to Marshall University award.
关于布拉德的生活
自称“基诺瓦男孩”的布拉德. 史密斯对他的家乡有着深厚的感情. 近年来, his sole focus has been helping to facilitate change in West Virginia by developing, 支持和投资于人. He is passionate about providing educational 和 economic development resources to the Appalachian region, where many communities have been disproportionately affected by technological 和 economic change.
在担任总统之前，布拉德 行政领导职位 with various companies in Silicon Valley 和 is best known for his tenure at Intuit, 在成为执行主席之前，他担任了11年的首席执行官. Brad ultimately left the corporate world to put more of his time 和 attention into his philanthropy — both supporting 和 creating organizations that align with his mission of bolstering his home state 和 its people. Brad has also held board memberships at a number of esteemed organizations. 他目前在 亚马逊董事会, Humana公司董事会成员 它是 DignifiHealth董事会顾问.
布拉德的两翼基金会, 他和妻子爱丽斯共同创立的公司, 为教育提供更多的机会和支持, 创业指导与投资, 并致力于将西弗吉尼亚州定位为“全国的展示橱窗”.“该基金会的标志性倡议之一是 占领西弗吉尼亚州这是美国首屈一指的远程劳动力招聘项目.
阿里史密斯
阿里史密斯 is a successful mediator 和 trial attorney who received her B.S. 来自俄亥俄州立大学和她的J.D. 阿克伦大学法学院毕业. 她是董事会成员 女子新机会学校 也是肯塔基州的创始人 Better2媒体te, a mediation service offering people a litigation-free solution to conflict resolution.
As mentioned above, Alys has helped lead positive change in West Virginia through the 翼2翼基 和 提升西弗吉尼亚州. The 史密斯s also bestowed a generous gift to West Virginia University in 2020 to create the 布拉德和艾丽斯史密斯户外经济发展合作 (OEDC)，进一步支持环保, 西弗吉尼亚的教育和经济发展.
她的目标是为阿巴拉契亚及其他地区的女性赋权, Alys uses her role as First Lady of Marshall to advocate for women’s equality 和 help them realize their fullest potential. Alys也是the 女战士峰会, which aims to empower women to break barriers 和 have courageous conversations in all aspects of life.
了解布拉德
布拉德·D. 史密斯于2022年1月担任2022世界杯官网校长. He was officially installed during an investiture ceremony later that year in September.
布拉德·D. 史密斯在西弗吉尼亚州的基诺瓦出生并长大. 布拉德的家乡位于西弗吉尼亚州的边界, 肯塔基州和俄亥俄州, 它的人口大约是3,100人. 向“建造他的房子”致敬,“布拉德一直在回馈社会和他的家乡.
布拉德·D. 史密斯 served as an executive leader for various organizations in Silicon Valley. His corporate tenure includes CEO 和 Executive Chairman for Intuit 和 numerous board memberships with prominent companies such as Yahoo, 诺德斯特龙(Nordstrom)和momentum(前身为Survey Monkey).)
2022世界杯官网是西弗吉尼亚州最古老的大学. 作为2022世界杯官网总统, Brad is working to both preserve 和 build off of this treasured legacy to continue providing 学生 with an unrivaled college experience that primes them for successful futures.
布拉德·D. 史密斯 graduated from Marshall in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. 自毕业, 布拉德通过贡献时间来支持这所大学, 资源和资金作为2022世界杯官网的朋友.
布拉德的妻子是艾丽丝·史密斯, 调解员和审判律师, 她现在是2022世界杯官网的第一夫人. Brad 和 Alys have worked tirelessly to support their respective home states of West Virginia 和 Ohio by supporting initiatives focused on three pillars: education, 创业与环境保护.
与布拉德联系
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2022世界杯官网管治
Shared governance is a systematized structure of transparent decision-making that reflects shared interests 和 shared responsibility of all constituency groups.
选区团体包括, 但不限于, 教师, 学生, 工作人员, 理事会, 和行政部门都保证了, protected opportunities to influence decisions regarding the operation 和 direction of Marshall University 和 established organizational means by which they carry these out.
-2022世界杯官网共同治理特设委员会
2022世界杯官网更新和倡议
“现在是采取行动的时候了. Change can happen to us, change can happen through us…Marshall is prepared to lead the way. We have been busy working across the campus to chart the course for the next chapter of great for Marshall University 和 play our part in the state of West Virginia…Marshall for all, 2022世界杯官网永远.”
——布拉德·D. 史密斯在他的总统就职演说中谈到了2022世界杯官网的未来
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