For the love of Principia #20 Let the healing begin!

Subject: [US'18] Announcement
From: "Trustees of the Principia Corporation" <trustees@prin.edu>
Date: Thu, October 18, 2007 4:04 pm
To: "Els-Faculty" <Els-Faculty@prin.edu>, "Els-Staff"
<Els-Staff@prin.edu>, "StL-Faculty" <StL-Faculty@prin.edu>, "StL-Staff"
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The Principia
Interoffice Correspondence

To: The Principia Community
Fm: The Board of Trustees

Dear Friends,

As Principia emerges from a period of profound self-reflection, and builds on the spirit of humility and love that has always characterized our institution, the 110^th year of our school’s story continues to unfold.

Stuart Jenkins has requested that we accept his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Principia. His deep love for Principia and his concern for its capacity to move forward under the current circumstances have led him to this conclusion. We agree with his concern and have accepted his resignation. The Board is very grateful for his unwavering commitment to finding solutions to entrenched issues that need to be resolved. He has put his heart and soul into improving the students’ experience, upgrading programs and facilities, and causing us all to examine our accountability for fulfilling Mrs. Morgan’s vision. He has agreed to be available for the transition to his successor.

The Board has appointed David J. Anable to fulfill the interim role as Chief Executive of Principia. Accordingly, David will defer taking office as a Trustee until this assignment is complete. In this capacity, he will coordinate the activities of the two campus heads and all shared services, fulfill the ongoing duties of the CEO’s office, and prepare the way for the future leadership of Principia. Biographical information about David can be found in our letter of September 10, 2007, which is posted on our website: www.prin.edu/trustees/correspondence/09102007.shtml. Stuart and David plan to work through the transition next week.

The current Governance Study will help provide the framework for any changes that may be made subsequently in Principia’s organizational structure, but it is still too early to provide an indication of what those might be.

Please join us in expressing heartfelt thanks to Stuart for all that he accomplished during his tenure, and extending a warm welcome to David with gratitude for his willingness to serve.

Most sincerely,

The Board of Trustees