Fond Farewell to AN Provost Dr. Pam Hilbert; Search for Interim AN Provost

Annandale Provost Pam Hilbert has announced her retirement from NOVA at the end of December, after a more than three-decade career in community colleges. Dr. Hilbert joined NOVA in 2016 and has provided exemplary leadership for the Annandale Campus in addition to serving as NOVA’s SACSCOC Liaison; our representative to the VCCS Technology Council; and as a board member on a number of community organizations, including the Foundation for Fairfax County Public Schools and the Rotary Club of Annandale. Her expert direction of and leadership for NOVA’s recently completed SACSCOC decennial accreditation reaffirmation process was central to our college’s successful outcome.

In her retirement, Dr. Hilbert will return to her home state of North Carolina, where she spent the majority of her accomplished career. She looks forward to joining her husband, whose own career kept him in North Carolina and who has recently retired.

Please look for an announcement in the coming weeks about opportunities to celebrate Dr. Hilbert, thank her for her dedication to NOVA and wish her well—she will be missed!

NOVA will begin a national search for the next Annandale Provost, and I anticipate that this search will be completed by the end of spring semester. Thus, I am seeking an interim Provost for the Annandale Campus to serve from approximately January 2, 2022 through May 31, 2022.

The interim Provost must hold a doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited institution and must have at least four years of progressive administrative responsibility, including program oversight, personnel supervision and budget management.

The interim Provost will serve as a member of Administrative Council with all associated responsibilities and will report to the President. Acting pay, in accordance with VCCS policy, will be provided for the duration of this appointment.

NOVA employees who meet these qualifications, understand the requirements and wish to be considered for the role of interim Provost for the Annandale Campus should submit a one-page letter of interest to Corinne Hurst [churst@nvcc.edu] in the President’s Office no later than Friday, November 19, at 5 p.m. The interim Provost for the Annandale Campus will be selected and appointed by the President from the pool of qualified individuals expressing interest.

Please Note:  This announcement does not constitute or replace the full search for the NOVA Annandale Provost. A national search based on the complete EWP for this position will be conducted by NOVA during spring 2022. If the interim Provost meets all criteria outlined in the formal posting, this individual is eligible to apply. The expectation is that the successful candidate in the national search will begin their appointment as Annandale Provost in June 2022.