CHARLESTON, S.C. — College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell is retiring this summer, ending nearly five decades in public service.
McConnell said Monday he took a hard look at his health and energy at age 70 and determined it is time to slow down.
“As an alumnus of the college, I love and respect this great institution and its people too much to not give the energy needed and my full and undivided attention every single day in the years ahead,” McConnell said in a statement.
McConnell didn’t give a specific date for his retirement, saying it would be in the summer.
The college said it will swiftly begin a search for his replacement.
McConnell has been an effective and charismatic leader for the school since he was named president in 2014, Board of Trustees Chairman David Hay said.
“His love for this institution is real and infectious, and that passion will be hard to replicate,” Hay said.
