Penny Elkins named Mercer University’s first woman president, succeeding William Underwood in 2026
Penny Elkins named Mercer University’s first woman president, succeeding William Underwood in 2026 The first woman president of Mercer University will succeed the current president, William D. Underwood, on Jan. 1, 2026. The Mercer board of trustees unanimously elected Penny L. Elkins on Nov. 14 as the 19th president of the institution, according to a news release. “To be called and entrusted to lead the institution that so profoundly shaped […]