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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Friends:
I vividly remember the fall day in 1996 when board
chair John Hurford called to offer me the job as Haverford's twelfth
president. Desperately wanting to say something wise and sagacious,
all I could manage was, "wow." Warming to the challenge,
I eventually managed to say "yes," and the ensuing years
have been filled with work, wonder, and an occasional frustration.
Happily, not a day has passed when I haven't arisen in the morning
realizing how lucky I am to be able to serve such a decidedly accomplished
institution of higher learning.
However, everything has its seasons and its rhythms,
so after careful and deliberate consideration, on Friday morning,
April 21, I informed the Board of Managers that I will serve just
one more year as Haverford's president.
I shall leave confident that the College is well aimed
and possessing a bright future. Working together, this community
has considerable accomplishment during the last decade: the academic
program, created by a first-rate faculty, is flourishing; students
are lively, committed, and idealistic as always; the campus, both
built and natural, is inspiringly beautiful; finances, never Haverford's
strongest suit, are secure; alums and friends are deeply attached
and supportive in every conceivable way to the intellectual ideal
and the Quaker purpose of the College.
Louise and I together have determined that this timing
is right, both for us and for Haverford. We have great affection
for this place and all of its people, and we look forward to sustained
friendships with so many terrific Fords. Change, evolution, and
rejuvenation are important, both for individuals and for institutions,
so we shall take delight in considering the many directions available
for our lives just as Haverford College will discover new passageways
to greatness.
Vive la 'Ford!
Thomas R. Tritton
President
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