‘Profound honor and privilege:’ Rollins College president announces retirement

President Grant Cornwell serving until June 2025

Grant Cornwell (Credit: Rollins College/Scott Cook) (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

WINTER PARK, Fla. – The president of Rollins College is retiring after 10 years of “exemplary leadership and dedicated service,” the college announced Tuesday.

President Grant Cornwell said in a video message it’s been a “profound honor and privilege” to be the school’s president.

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“I’m deeply grateful for the trust bestowed upon me, it’s been a profoundly humbling, inspiring and rewarding experience,” he said in a video message.

Cornwell will continue to serve as president until June 2025.

“Since 2015, we have had the exceptional good fortune to have Grant Cornwell at the helm of Rollins College,” Board of Trustees Chair Rick Goings said in a statement to the Rollins community. “President Cornwell has been a passionate and innovative leader, tirelessly devoted to the College’s liberal arts mission to educate students for global citizenship and responsible leadership.”

The college said in a release that Cornwell “spearheaded numerous strategic initiatives and capital projects to enrich students’ lives and educational experiences, transforming the Rollins campus in the process.”

“Grant has transformed Rollins in ways that will be felt for years to come,” Board of Trustees member Ted Alfond said in a statement. “I have witnessed his innovative approach to unique opportunities and projects that have enhanced the College, as well as the Winter Park community.”

To learn more about the search for Rollins College’s next president, click here.


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