Dear UVM community,

We are delighted to announce that the University of Vermont Board of Trustees has approved Dr. Marlene Tromp as sole finalist for the position of university president. Dr. Tromp will take part in on-campus interviews at UVM on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 18 and 19. 

Students, faculty, and staff will have opportunities to meet with Dr. Tromp over the course of her two-day interview visit. On Wednesday, March 19 at 3:00 pm the university will host an open forum in the Silver Maple Ballroom of the Dudley H. Davis Center during which the UVM community will have an opportunity to engage with the finalist. An online survey will be available through which members of the campus community can share feedback with the Board of Trustees.

Dr. Tromp has served since 2019 as president at Boise State University, where she led the university to historic advances in graduation rate, research awards, and philanthropy. Prior to that, she served as provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also served as a dean and vice provost at Arizona State University and began her career in academic leadership at Denison University. She is a professor of English and a widely published scholar of Victorian literature and culture. 

The identification of a finalist follows a six-month national search in which the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, with the assistance of higher education search professionals at Isaacson, Miller, fielded more than 100 expressions of interest. The search committee selected more than 10 candidates for individual interviews with the committee. The Board of Trustees first met with Dr. Tromp in February to discuss the position. 

Dr. Tromp’s curriculum vitae and biography are posted on the UVM Presidential Search webpage. A link to view a livestream of the open forum will be posted on Wednesday. We hope that you can join us for this important engagement.

Sincerely, 

Cynthia Barnhart 
Chair, Board of Trustees 

Ron Lumbra 
Immediate Past Chair, Board of Trustees 

Co-chairs, Presidential Search Advisory Committee