BSU president Paul Ferguson resigns after less than two years in office

The Board has approved the leave and accepted his resignation. Rick Hall, Board Chair, made the announcement following the trustees’ meeting earlier today.

“While the Board and Dr. Ferguson are disappointed that this relationship has ended, we wish Dr. Ferguson and his wife, Grace, well in their future endeavors,” Hall said.

"It has been an honor and privilege for Grace and me to work with and to serve the faculty, staff, and especially our students, at Ball State University. We have, together, worked diligently to refresh our vision and legacy of beneficence and entrepreneurship, refocused on being student-centered and community-engaged, and improved many of our policies and procedures to be best practices," commented Dr. Ferguson.

Hall said that the Trustees have appointed Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Terry King as acting President.  Dr. King served as Interim President in 2014 when former President Jo Ann Gora retired after 10 years.