Thiel College selects its first woman president

GREENVILLE, PA. — Susan Traverso has been named the 20th president of Thiel College.

Traverso has served as the provost and senior vice president at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pa., since 2007. She takes office in August as the first female president of Thiel College.

“The board of trustees is elated to appoint Dr. Susan Traverso as the college’s next president,” said Barry Stamm, chairman of the board of trustees. “Dr. Traverso has the creative and hard-working spirit that will inspire confidence and continue the College’s momentum as we celebrate our sesquicentennial anniversary.”

Traverso is a senior member of the Elizabethtown’s leadership team and a professor of history.