Berea College President Lyle Roelofs has announced his plan to retire the end of June in 2023. Roelofs and his wife Laurie came to the southern Madison County community in 2012.
When Lyle Roelofs took over the administrative reins of the private institution almost a decade ago, he became Berea College’s ninth president. Roelofs is quoted as saying “Everything about this school, from its transformative mission to the wonderful students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends, have made this such a privilege for Laurie and me.”
In September, Berea College became the first higher education institution in the country to complete construction of a hydroelectric generating plant. When Congress acted to tax higher education endowment earnings, Roelofs worked to see Berea College exempt because the school uses endowment earnings to support its no-tuition policy. Roelofs oversaw the rebuilding or complete renovation of more than half of Berea’s residence halls.
In addition to hiring a search firm, the Board of Trustees has also appointed a search committee that includes trustees, faculty members, staff and students.
