Bruininks Named as Interim Preisdent at Bush Foundation
The Bush Foundation Board of Directors have announced the appointment of Robert H. Bruininks, Ph.D., to act as the Foundation’s interim president, effective March 1, 2012. Former president Peter C. Hutchinson stepped down in January.
Bruininks is president emeritus of the University of Minnesota and a professor of educational and civic leadership at the University’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Both as a faculty member and as an administrator, Bruininks has worked to advance the public mission and responsibilities of the University. He undertook a transformative strategic positioning effort that raised the University’s academic profile, its service to students and the community, and its stewardship of resources.
The Board has engaged the national search firm Phillips Oppenheim to lead the search process and is focused on identifying candidates to fill the presidency.