Rachelle L. Karstens Keck (born 1969/1970) is an American lawyer and academic administrator serving as the fourteenth president of Grand View University since 2022. She was president of Briar Cliff University from 2018 to 2022.
Rachelle Keck | |
|---|---|
| 14th President of Grand View University | |
| Assumed office June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kent L. Henning |
| President of Briar Cliff University | |
| In office 2018–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rachelle L. Karstens 1969 or 1970 (age 54–55) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Wartburg College University of Iowa Drake University |
Life edit
Keck was born in 1969 or 1970 to Gene and Miriam Karstens.[1][2] She has eight siblings.[2] Keck lived in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and graduated from high school in Clinton.[1] Keck earned a B.A. in psychology, summa cum laude, from Wartburg College.[3][4] She completed a J.D. with distinction from University of Iowa College of Law.[3] Keck graduated with a Ph.D. in education from Drake University in 2020.[3] Her dissertation was titled, Sensemaking & Rainmaking: A Phenomenology Examining the Fundraising Experiences of Presidents at Private, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education.[3] Robyn M. Cooper was her doctoral advisor.[2]
Keck worked as an associate attorney in Montezuma, Iowa from 1995 to 1998.[3] She was an assistant prosecutor in the Poweshiek County attorney's office from 1995 to 1999.[3] She was a general counsel at Johnson & Johnson from 2000 to 2014.[3] From 2014 to 2015, she served as the director of planned giving at the University of Iowa Foundation.[3] Keck was the executive director of philanthropy and alumni relations at Indian Hills Community College from 2015 to 2017.[3][4]
Keck joined Briar Cliff University in 2017 as its chief of staff and university counsel.[5] She was also an executive president and acting vice president of enrollment management.[3] She served as president from 2018 to 2022.[3] She was succeeded by interim president Patrick Jacobson-Schulte on July 1, 2022.[6] In 2022, Keck became the fourteenth president of Grand View University, succeeding Kent L. Henning.[1] She is the first female to lead the university.[1][7]
Personal life edit
Keck is married and has four children.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Joens, Philip. "Grand View University hires Iowa native Rachelle Keck as new president". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ a b c Karstens, Rachelle L (2020). Sensemaking & Rainmaking: A Phenomenology Examining the Fundraising Experiences of Presidents at Private, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education (Thesis).[page needed]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Keck, Rachelle Karstens (2022). "CV" (PDF). Grand View University. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ a b c Day, Connor (2022-03-22). "Grand View University names Dr. Rachelle Keck as new president". weareiowa.com. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ Rushing, Ty (2017-06-11). "Karstens named chief of staff and attorney for Briar Cliff". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Briar Cliff University announces interim president". www.ktiv.com. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ Yamada, Caitlin (2022-03-22). "Briar Cliff President Rachelle Keck bound for Grand View University job". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-25.