Arkansas State University Chancellor Todd Shields named next ASU System president

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has named a new system president set to start in July.

ASU Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields will be the fourth system president, ASU System officials announced Tuesday.

Shields, who took the ASU chancellor position in 2022, will start in the system president position on July 1, succeeding Dr. Brendan Kelly. The announcement added that Dr. Robin Myers will continue as interim system president until then.

“I am deeply honored and humbled by the confidence the ASU System Board of Trustees has placed in me through my appointment as president,” Shields said in part. “I am grateful for their trust, their leadership and their steadfast commitment to expanding educational opportunity across our state and beyond. While I am excited about this new opportunity to serve, my heart is filled with gratitude for the relationships that my wife Karen and I have built in Jonesboro. We have had the privilege of working alongside extraordinary students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and community partners who believe deeply in this university and its ability to transform lives and strengthen our region.”

A-State Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dr. Calvin White will take the position of interim ASU chancellor on July 1.

Trustees Select Chancellor Todd Shields as President, Appoint Provost

The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees today in a special meeting selected Dr. Todd Shields, chancellor of Arkansas State University since 2022, to become the fourth president of the A