NSU Interim President-elect Addresses Campus Community (Dr. Melvin T. Stith)

The Norfolk State University Board of Visitors appointed Vice Rector Dr. Melvin T. Stith to serve as the university’s interim president on Nov. 10, 2017. The Board is currently delineating a plan to conduct a national search for a new president.
Stith, 71, is a 1968 NSU alumnus and a longtime supporter of the university. He was selected for the position after current NSU President and CEO Eddie N. Moore, Jr., announced his intentions to retire in September. Stith has served on the BOV since 2013 and as the vice rector at Norfolk State since 2016. He resigned from his board role and will begin as interim president on Jan.1, 2018.