John Allen Roush is a figure in American higher education and currently the president of Centre College. An Ohio native, Roush graduated from Kettering Fairmont High School and holds a bachelor's degree in English from Ohio University's Honors College (where he graduated summa cum laude) and a Master's and PhD from Miami University. Dr. Roush began his career at Miami University as an assistant football coach, later to become Executive Assistant to the President in 1976. After Miami University, Roush joined the University of Richmond in 1982. John Roush became Centre College's 20th President in 1998. He is married to wife Susie.
Since Roush became president in 1998, Centre College has: established the Brown Fellows Program, the Bonner Scholars Program, and the Centre Scholars Program; added 15 new endowed professorships; renovated several buildings on campus, including the Campus Center, Sutcliffe Hall, Stuart Hall, Ruby Cheek House (2009), the Norton Center for the Arts (2009), and Young Hall (2010); added several new buildings, including Cowan (2008), Pearl Hall (2008), and the Student Center (2009); completed several successful campaigns, including A More Perfect Centre, which raised nearly $170 million - some $50 million over the original goal; increased the enrollment significantly. [1]
| Preceded by Michael F. Adams |
President of Centre College 1998 – present |
Succeeded by incumbent |