A New Job and a New Adventure for Us

This is the letter that Larry Richards, President of LDS Business College, sent to the faculty and staff there:

Dear Colleagues,

With great excitement and anticipation, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce Kusch as the College's new Chief Academic Officer.  He will officially join us on or about March 21st.  Prior to that Bruce will be on campus February 18th and will join the Academic Council meeting.  He will also be in town February 24th for the College presentation to the Executive Committee of the Board.

Attached you will find the document used by the Board of Trustees to consider Bruce's qualifications for this important position at the College.  He was unanimously and energetically approved by the Board on February 10th. 

Brother Kusch's skill set will significantly help us as we move forward with our growth initiatives.  We welcome him to our team. 

 

The following was presented to the Board of Trustees for Church Education System:

NEW CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

LDS BUSINESS COLLEGE

Background: LDS Business College has a vacancy in the position of Chief Academic Officer. This position has overall accountability for the academic function of the College, including Library Services.  LDS Business College proposes Bruce C. Kusch to fill this position.

Brother Bruce C. Kusch currently serves as the Associate Dean of Online Programs at BYU-Idaho.  He is also a faculty member in the Business Management program. He has also served as Associate Academic Vice President, Curriculum. He holds both an MBA and Ph.D. in Instructional Design. Having served in management positions with several companies, he has valuable industry experience to help guide the College’s focus on skills-based educational programs.

He has served as elder’s quorum president, bishop, counselor in three stake presidencies and as stake president for the BYU-Idaho 3^rd Stake from 2006-2011.  In 2012, he was called as president of the Mexico Cuernavaca Mission where he served until June 2015. Currently, he is the executive secretary to Elder Edwin A. Sexton, Idaho Area Seventy. He and his wife, Alynda, are the parents of four children.