Jason Sherrill to Lead Information Technology at Hillsdale College

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Sep 13, 2016, 09:01 ET

HILLSDALE, Mich., Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillsdale College announced that Jason D. Sherrill will serve as the College's executive director of information technology services. After almost 20 years as founder and CEO of a successful high-security technology consulting firm, Sherrill will lead Hillsdale's technology and software initiatives.

Jason Sherrill joins Hillsdale College as its new executive director of information technology services.

"Technology is a wilderness of opportunity and peril. Jason's experience and leadership in this field over the past two decades is certain to help tame the wilderness and realize the opportunities for Hillsdale," said Dr. David Whalen, Hillsdale College Provost. "We are proud and excited to welcome him on campus and look forward to the great service he will provide the College."

As a technology CEO, Sherrill worked with financial institutions nationwide, assisting them in the development and implementation of secure, cutting-edge services that maximized their technology investments. Prior to serving as CEO, he worked as a systems engineer where he analyzed and implemented enterprise software and developed applications.

Sherrill graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with a degree in accounting. He and his wife, Erin, have two daughters and live in Hillsdale.

About Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College, founded in 1844, has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an extensive educational outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 3.5 million.

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