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Assistant vice president for financial services hired

By Steve Nakata, Student Affairs & Enrollment PULLMAN, Wash. – An executive at Collegiate Consulting, a firm specializing in Oracle and PeopleSoft applications, has been named assistant vice president for the Office of Student Financial Services at Washington State University.  Selected following a national search, he will begin the job on July 1.

John Gardner named new VP for development

By Kathy Barnard, University Communications PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd announced this morning the appointment of John Gardner as new vice president for development and CEO of the WSU Foundation. Gardner will assume his new responsibilities effective July 1.

Livermore lab office director new v.p. for research

By Kathy Barnard, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – Christopher Keane, director of the National Ignition Facility User Office at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is Washington State University’s new vice president for research. WSU President Elson S. Floyd announced the appointment, which becomes effective July 1, this morning.

Floyd moves toward completing leadership team

PULLMAN — President Elson S. Floyd has moved toward completing his leadership team, naming two new administrators — a vice president for information services and a vice president for enrollment management. Viji Murali (Mer-ahl-e), who has served as vice president for information technology and chief information officer for Western Michigan University since 1999, will assume the role of […]

Jessup leads Alumni and development

Len Jessup, who was named acting president of the Washington State University Foundation and acting vice president for university development in March, has been appointed to those roles on a permanent basis. “Len has shown ability to lead, inspire and create, and he already has a good working relationship with many of our major donors,” […]

Equity, diversity interim vice president named

Michael J. Tate, the dean and director of Washington State University Extension, (photo left) was named on June 30 the interim vice president for equity and diversity. Tate will assume his new duties Sept. 1.“Mike Tate brings an outstanding combination of higher education experience and institutional knowledge to this job. I am pleased he has agreed […]

Rawlins announces plans to create VP for diversity

PULLMAN, Wash. — President V. Lane Rawlins has announced university plans to create a new vice president position that will focus on diversity issues.The position will be titled vice president for equity and diversity.Rawlins made the announcement after consulting with a wide range of the university community on the issue of how best to achieve a diverse mix of faculty, […]

Rawlins names appointees to race, ethnicity commission

Washington State University President V. Lane Rawlins has announced the creation of a university Commission on Race and Ethnicity, appointing 12 members to the new panel, most of whom were elected by faculty, students and staff. The commission will serve as a forum for communicating issues, ideas and proposals on minority affairs to the university […]

Greg Royer returns for three-year term

Greg Royer will resume his duties as vice president for business affairs for Washington State University as of Nov. 1, for a three-year term. Royer retired from the university on Oct. 1. Having completed 30 years of full-time service at Washington State University, Royer had reached the highest level of retirement benefits he can achieve […]