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LSU Board of Supervisors appoints Wade Roos president, names Jim Dalton executive vice president and A&M chancellor
Summary
The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College voted 12–1 to appoint Dr. Wade Roos as LSU’s next president and to name Dr. Jim Dalton executive vice president and chancellor of the A&M campus.
The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College voted 12–1 to appoint Dr. Wade Roos as LSU’s next president and to name Dr. Jim Dalton executive vice president and chancellor of the A&M campus.
Chair (Board of Supervisors) announced the decision after the board returned from an executive session, saying, “I am honored to announce the appointment of doctor Wade Roos as the next president of Louisiana State University.” The motion to nominate Roos as president and Dalton as executive vice president and chancellor passed on a roll-call vote, which the chair summarized as 12 in favor and 1 opposed.
The vote followed a comprehensive national search and interviews with three finalists. In announcing the appointment, the chair said the board was impressed with Roos’ record at McNeese State and his vision for the system, and authorized the president-elect to design and implement an enhanced organizational structure for the LSU system. That structure, as described…
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