(Richmond, IN)--Earlham College President Anne Houtman announced Monday that she will retire at the end of this academic year.  Although Earlham College has existed for 176 years, Houtman is just the 20th president of the college and its first female leader.  Houtman became president in 2019 and said that she will remain in the area.  The Earlham Board of Trustees will begin a search for Houtman’s successor in the coming weeks.