Witt/Kieffer is proud to welcome Thomas Jackson, president emeritus of the University of Rochester, NY and Edward Nicholson, president emeritus of Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA as “of Counsel” to the firm’s higher education and not-for-profit practice.
As “of Counsel,” Mr. Jackson and Dr. Nicholson advise Witt/Kieffer consultants and higher education search committees on issues involved in college and university presidential transitions.
Mr. Jackson and Dr. Nicholson are also new members of the Witt/Kieffer Leadership Council. In their role, they provide a unique perspective on the challenges college and university boards face when selecting a new leader including succession planning and understanding complex relationships between boards and presidents, and boards and administration, faculty and students.
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Thomas H. Jackson, J.D., served as president of the University of Rochester, NY from 1994 to 2005. During President Jackson's administration, the university underwent a number of significant developments, including the integration of separate schools into the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering; decentralization of the university's principal divisions; revitalization of the medical center as a nationally-recognized center for patient care and research; and distinctive curricular innovations throughout the university. Author of bankruptcy and commercial law texts used in law schools across the country, Mr. Jackson formerly served as vice president and provost of the University of Virginia and dean of the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville. Earlier, Mr. Jackson served on the law faculties at Stanford and Harvard and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist from 1976-1977. |
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Edward A. Nicholson, Ph.D., served as president of Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA from 1989 to 2005. As president, Dr. Nicholson led the business college’s transformation into a broad-based liberal arts university, including expanding graduate programs, developing more research programs and creating community service initiatives. During his 40-year career in higher education he has held faculty and administrative appointments at five universities. During his tenure at each he was active in serving the non-profit community as a consultant or board member for more than forty organizations ranging from government commissions, to hospitals, social service agencies, and the performing arts. Earlier in his career, Dr. Nicholson was executive vice president and professor of management at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Currently, Dr. Nicholson serves as board chair for the Ohio Valley General Hospital and the River City Brass Band. In addition, he is a director and a member of the executive committee of the National Aviary. |
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