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IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO, ASHLAND UNIVERSITY HAS NAMED ITS NEW PRESIDENT. 
HIS NAME: JON PARRISH PEEDE. FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF ASHLAND UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS RUNNING THE ASHLAND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED PEEDE'S APPOINTMENT. THE 55-YEAR-OLD HAS MORE THAN 25 YEARS IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. PEEDE WILL BEGIN HIS NEW ROLE ON JUNE 1ST.