Flagler College names Thompson Vice President for Enrollment Management

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Deborah Thompson, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Flagler College

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (05/23/2014)(readMedia)-- Flagler College President William T. Abare, Jr., has announced that Deborah Thompson has been selected to serve as Flagler College's Vice President for Enrollment Management. Thompson has served as the College's Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management since March 3, 2014.

"Ms. Thompson has done an outstanding job for the College during the last 12 weeks," Abare said. "I am delighted that she has accepted our offer of a permanent position in the Office of Admissions."

Prior to her appointment at Flagler, Thompson served as vice president for enrollment management and communications at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C.

She also served as vice president of enrollment management at Stetson University in DeLand, Fla., from 2001-2011, and was a senior administrator at her alma mater Emory & Henry College from 1989-2001.

As vice president for enrollment management, Thompson leads the Admissions and Financial Aid offices, and will serve as a senior officer of the College.

"We are very fortunate to have someone as talented and experienced as Deborah Thompson leading our student recruitment program," Abare said. "In addition to being highly professional, she brings a great deal of energy and passion to her job."

"I am delighted and honored to serve Flagler College as the Vice President of Enrollment Management," Thompson said. "I am very excited to join the Flagler team. This is an incredible opportunity to work collaboratively with the talented and committed faculty and staff to attract, retain and graduate outstanding students."

A native Virginian, she is a cum laude graduate of Emory and Henry College in Emory, Va., and earned her master's degree with highest honors in counseling and human development from Radford University in Radford, Va.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.