Connie Book | |
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9th President of Elon University | |
Assumed office March 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Leo Lambert |
Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs for the Citadel | |
In office July 1, 2015 – March 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Samuel M. Hines |
Succeeded by | Sally Selden |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | South Carolina Military College |
Rank | Brigadier General, civilian/non-military |
Commands | The Citadel |
Constance "Connie" Ledoux Book is an American academic who is President of Elon University, a private university in Elon, North Carolina. On October 9, 2017, the Elon Board of Trustees voted unanimously to elect Book as the ninth president of Elon.[1][2] She became president on March 1, 2018.[3] Prior to her appointment as President of Elon, Book served for two years as the first female Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.[1]