Canton, IL – The Board of Trustees of Spoon River College is seeking nominations and applications for the position of President.
The new president will serve as a highly visible advocate throughout the local communities, state-wide, and nationally, and be an inspirational, transparent, and visionary leader, building trust and addressing the challenges and opportunities in academic excellence, enrollment, and workforce development.
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has been selected to assist the college with the Presidential search process to recruit highly competitive candidates. Keith Miller, Ph.D., will serve as the ACCT Search Consultant.
This is a confidential search process. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received no later than April 28, 2026. The position will remain open until filled. A master’s degree is required, and an earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution is preferred. Applications and required documents can be submitted at ACCT Presidential Search.
Detailed information about the search process including a time line, presidential profile, how to apply, and progress reports can be viewed on the college’s website at Presidential Search Information .
For more than six decades, Spoon River College (SRC) has been a cornerstone of education, opportunity, and community connection in West Central Illinois. Founded in 1959, the college was built on a simple but powerful belief: that access to quality education strengthens individuals, families, and entire communities.
Today, Spoon River College is a public, two-year community college serving approximately 1,700 students each year across a five-county district that includes portions of Fulton, McDonough, Mason, Schuyler, and Knox counties. With campuses and centers in Canton, Macomb (new campus opened in Fall 2025), Havana, and Rushville, the college remains deeply connected to the communities it serves. Spoon River College is proud to employ approximately 230 full-time and part-time faculty and staff across the entire district.