Embry Riddle

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Many of us credit Pohl for having the vision to bring North Texas athletics into its new state of maturity. As Bataille approaches the end of her first year, Pohl moves on.

http://www.erau.edu/er/newsmedia/newsreleases/2007/pohl.html

Norval Pohl Joins Embry-Riddle as Chancellor of Prescott, Arizona, Campus

Prescott, Ariz., May 21, 2007 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has selected Dr. Norval F. Pohl to be chancellor of the Prescott, Ariz., campus. He will start on July 1.

Pohl joins Embry-Riddle from the University of North Texas (UNT), where he served as President for six years and preceding that as Provost and Executive Vice President for two years.

At Embry-Riddle, Pohl will serve as the Prescott campus’s chief administrative officer, responsible for leading a campus of more than 1,650 students and nearly 400 employees. He will oversee the full range of the campus’s academic, operational, and professional arenas and set its strategic direction in areas such as business operations, admissions, academic support, public relations, financial aid, athletics, and student life. Other responsibilities include leadership at the cabinet level, philanthropic initiatives, and external relationships with government and industry.

“Dr. Pohl brings tremendous energy and excitement concerning student success and is a great asset for the campus. His experience has ranged from teaching at Yavapai College to multiple deanships in Arizona, Nevada, and most recently President of the University of North Texas with a population of 33,000 students. He also brings a passion for Arizona. We are thrilled to welcome him as Chancellor to the Embry-Riddle and Prescott communities,” says Don Rabern, Dean of the College of Engineering at the Prescott campus and chair of the chancellor search committee.

Pohl was the Vice President for Finance and Administration and before that the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. From 1981 to 1986, he was the Dean of the College of Business Administration at Northern Arizona University, and from 1978 to 1981, he was the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate/Graduate Programs for the College of Business at Arizona State University.

“The dramatic enhancements to the Prescott campus made under Chancellor Carrell’s leadership have created a spectacular setting for students and a special place of pride for alumni and friends,” Pohl said. “For Embry-Riddle Prescott, not even the sky can limit our dreams and aspirations.”

Pohl earned a Ph.D. in Quantitative Systems from Arizona State University and both an M.B.A. in Management and a B.A. in Psychology from California State University, Fresno.

“Dr. Pohl brings a wealth of academic and administrative experience to the chancellor position,” said Dr. John Johnson, President of Embry-Riddle. “We look forward to Norval joining the Embry-Riddle family and leading the Arizona campus.”

Pohl replaces retiring Chancellor Dan Carrell who announced in January he would leave the position and return to teaching.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. The university educates more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.

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I wish Dr. Pohl well. He is a class person and a friend to UNT Athletics during his time here.

[Huff]

North Texas has had very few leaders with the vision to see what the school could be and head us in that direction. Dr. Pohl was one of those few. He will be missed.

[DallasGreen]

North Texas has had very few leaders with the vision to see what the school could be and head us in that direction. Dr. Pohl was one of those few. He will be missed.

I am proud to have participated in the endowment of the Norval Pohl Scholarship at Dr. Pohl's retirement dinner. Rick V would be the first to acknowledge his great service and vision for this university. I feel we are extremely fortunate to follow him with an equally effective and visionary leader in Gretchen Battille. The leadership and coaches for success are now in place--it is now squarely up to the alumni and fans to detemine the vision for UNT athletics. If we do not succeed now we have only ourselves to blame.