Mercer University President Penny L. Elkins, Ph.D., announced on Jan. 5 the appointment of Lisa Murphey Lundquist, Pharm.D., founding dean of Mercer’s College of Health Professions and senior vice provost, as University executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, effective immediately.
In her new role as Mercer’s chief academic officer, Dr. Lundquist will lead the University’s 12 schools and colleges, the Mercer Health Sciences Center, the Division of Student Life, University libraries, research, institutional effectiveness, international programs, registrar, academic and advising services, and Mercer University Press, among other units.
“Since 2006, I have worked alongside and observed Dr. Lundquist as she has progressively assumed additional leadership roles and responsibilities. She has proven herself at every position she has held to be an exceptional leader and is highly respected by her colleagues across the institution,” said Dr. Elkins. “I am confident that she will provide the leadership needed to advance Mercer’s academic enterprise and further establish its reputation as the most impactful private research university of its size in the world.”
Over her 20-year tenure at Mercer, Dr. Lundquist has served as a faculty member in the College of Pharmacy, an assistant and associate dean of the College of Pharmacy, and since its founding in 2013, dean of the College of Health Professions, which includes programs in physician assistant studies, physical therapy, clinical psychology, public health, athletic training and kinesiology. She is a tenured professor in the College of Pharmacy.
Read more about Lisa Murphey Lundquist here.
