Ripon College’s Board of Trustees has announced that Dr. Andrea Young will serve as
the interim president of the College beginning in January 2022. As the first woman to
lead Ripon College in its 170-year history, she will replace Dr. Zach Messitte, who
announced last week that he would be stepping down as Ripon’s 13th president at the
end of the fall semester. “Dr. Young understands what makes Ripon such a special place and has been a stellar administrator and professor at the College for more than a decade,” said Tom Abendroth, Ripon College Class of 1981 and chair of Ripon College’s Board of Trustees. “She has been a champion of the student experience and led the way on a number of important initiatives, including making better use of technology in the classroom and data in decision-making.” Young currently serves as Ripon’s vice president for finance and director of strategic initiatives,. In addition, she is spearheading Ripon’s exploration of a partnership with Marian University in Fond du Lac.
