Coker Appointed New Vice President, Dean of Students

Benjamin Snyder
Managing and News Editor

Bryan Coker was appointed as the Vice President and Dean of Students and successor to Gail Edmonds. He began his role on February 4.

Dean Coker shows his pride for his new stomping grounds.
(Photo: Christopher Riley).

President Sanford Ungar announced the decision in an email to the Goucher community on Dec. 19 after the conclusion of a nation-wide search that started with 147 candidates.

Committee to Choose New Vice President and Dean of Students by Mid-December

Shay Kettner
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Benjamin Snyder
Managing Editor

A new Vice President and Dean of Students will be chosen from four candidates by mid-December, according to Laurie Burton-Graham, Goucher’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and Co-Chair of the search committee. The selected applicant is expected to join the Goucher community at the end of January or early February.

“This is a very quick timeline,” Burton-Graham said, “especially for a position at this level.”

The four finalists were chosen from a pool of over 150 online applications, all of which were reviewed by Burton-Graham and Becky Kurdle, former Chair of the Board of Trustees and Co-Chair of the committee.