The King's Connection Magazine Volume 23 Number 2//Fall 2012 | Page 8

Educating for Shalom:

Honouring
President
Fernhout
H

ow do you measure the impact of a man on an institution?
By the lives of the thousands of students who have graced
its halls during his tenure? By the professors and administrative
staff who have grown and thrived under his open, caring,
focused leadership? By the supporting communities who have
welcomed him into their churches and homes?
There is a complex algorithm for calculating the impact a
president has on a post-secondary institution. Add strategic
insight and passionate leadership, subtract institutional
struggles, multiply by institutional successes and compound
that by the number of students positively impacted. Applying
this algorithm to President Dr. J. Harry Fernhout’s
term at The King’s University College and the equation equals:
leadership, passion for faith-based education, and a tireless
commitment to King’s.
President Fernhout has announced he is retiring at the
end of the 2012-2013 academic year, after eight years with
the institution. In his time at King’s, he has overseen the
development of the 2010-2015 Strategic Direction, clarified the
mission and vision of the institution, and nurtured a positive
relationship with senior leadership, faculty, staff and students.
He has also been an