Bill Berg Named Vice President for Enrollment at Furman University

May 27, 2009

GREENVILLE, SC – May 27, 2009 – Bill Berg has been named Vice President for Enrollment at Furman University.

Berg, who joined Furman in 1999 as the Director of Planning and Institutional Research, has served as Interim Vice President for Enrollment for the past year.  He was selected for the permanent position following a nationwide search by the university.

As Vice President for Enrollment, Berg is responsible for the oversight of the offices of Admissions, Financial Aid and Student Employment.

“Bill’s work this year as Interim Vice President demonstrates that he brings an impressive level of analytical skill and insight to this position,” said Thomas Kazee, Furman’s provost and executive vice president.  “But especially important is that he never forgets he’s dealing with people — his empathy and sensitivity to their needs is evident.  We’re excited that he’s accepted our invitation to drop the ‘interim’ from his title, for this ensures that Furman’s enrollment office will continue to have strong and effective leadership.”        Prior to coming to Furman, Berg spent 13 years at Rhodes College, the last nine as Director of Planning and Institutional Analysis.  He also worked four years at DePauw University in the areas of Admissions and Financial Aid.

Berg is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and holds an M.A. degree in quantitative psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  After graduate school, he had a position at Duke University Medical Center conducting cognition research while also teaching statistics in Duke’s Department of Psychology.

Berg has been involved with a number of community and professional organizations.  He is a past chair of the Board of Directors of the Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) consortium, and currently serves on the College Board SAT Committee and the New Predictors Committee.

For more information, contact Furman’s News and Media Relations office at 864-294-3107.