By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor
As several departments plan on moving to the Bob Hunter Welcome Center at the end of the semester, an effort to reorganize some of the departments’ staff positions and responsibilities is currently under consideration. One such department that will be reorganized is the Department of Physical Resources and its director of which is leaving at the end of the month.
Bob Nevill, director of Physical Resources, has worked at ACU for nearly 14 years, the last four at his current position. He served as the director of computing and network services for his first decade at ACU.
“I do believe in the mission of ACU; the time I have spent here has been the best,” Nevill said. “I would not trade anything for the 14 years I’ve spent here.”
During his time in the computing and network services department, Nevill was involved with setting up the campus-wide network, installing the Enterprise software that includes Banner and helping in early Web development. When he switched to Physical Resources, he worked with contractors and oversaw the construction of the Conflict Resolution Center, the Education Building, Barret Hall, the Lunsford Walking Trail, the Bob Hunter Welcome Center, the artificial turf at the football practice field, the Jacob’s Dream statue and renovations to the “World Famous Bean” and Sikes Hall.
“I’ve been really fortunate to be part of a growing and improving environment rather than a maintaining one,” Nevill said. “We do maintain and we take a lot of pride and that, but the real excitement is the change part. It’s been fun.”
Scot Colley, associate director of Physical Resources, will be taking over Nevill’s responsibilities when he leaves on Oct. 31. During his career, Nevill worked as a consultant, a cable-television station manager, city manager and a technical analyst for a military aircraft manufacturer. He is still looking for his next career choice.
“There’s no question there’s something very special about ACU, its mission and its people,” Nevill said. “Unlike a lot of other places, ACU is very conscious of a higher calling and try as much as possible to live up to that. That sense of who we are is something you carry with you for all time, and certainly I’ll take it with me wherever
I go,” Nevill said.
