New Health Science Center president brings family values, international recognition to new role

Sylvia Trent-Adams is the sole finalist for president of The University of North Texas Health Science Center.

After a nearly eight-month national search and thoughtful consideration, the University of North Texas System Board of Regents announced the selection of Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams as the sole finalist for president of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC).

Dr. Trent-Adams will become the seventh president in the university’s history and will succeed Dr. Michael R. Williams, who became chancellor of the UNT System on Jan. 1 and continued to serve as HSC’s president during the search process.

“Sylvia Trent-Adams is one of the most accomplished, admired and effective leaders in higher education and specifically, health care,” Williams said. “This is a pivotal moment for HSC – one full of extraordinary possibilities to pursue new knowledge, serve the community, and enhance education and health care – but also a time of unique challenges in an ever-changing higher education landscape. Such an era calls for skillful leadership, strategic thinking and disciplined execution. Dr. Trent-Adams will provide just that.”