Dear Faculty and Staff,
After fifteen years of outstanding service to UMD and to the Office of the Chancellor, Jean Conner, the Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, has decided to retire, effective August 2, 2021. I have greatly enjoyed working with Jean over the past eleven years. She is such a positive and productive member of our community. I appreciate her outstanding commitment to excellence and to improving our campus climate. She admirably serves the wide range of individuals, on- and off-campus, who interact with the Chancellor's Office. We will miss her.
Carlee Williams will serve as the Interim Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, and for the time being, she will also continue coordinating UMD Special Events. Bob Borden continues his position in the Chancellor’s Office as Executive Secretary, and Wendy Larrivy continues to serve the office as Administrative Director. Within the next several weeks, I will seek approval to search for the Executive Assistant position. Carlee has done a great job with special events, and I thank her for taking on these additional responsibilities.
Please join me in wishing Jean well in retirement and thanking her for her many accomplishments at UMD, in the University of Minnesota System, and with her local higher education colleagues.
Sincerely,
Lendley C. Black
Chancellor
