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    From: "uipres@uillinois.edu" <uipres@uillinois.edu>

Reply-To: uipres@uillinois.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - A letter from the President

March 18, 2004

Dear Colleagues:

It is a pleasure to inform you of my intention to recommend Provost 
Richard Herman to serve as interim chancellor of the University of 
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign upon the departure of Chancellor Nancy 
Cantor to her new post at Syracuse University.

The University of Illinois is fortunate to have someone of Dr. Herman's 
stature and experience to call upon at such a time, making the transition 
to new campus leadership the smoothest possible. Richard has been provost 
and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UIUC since 1998 and as such 
is familiar to most around campus in his role as chief academic and 
budget officer.

A widely published mathematician and scientist, Dr. Herman came to UIUC 
from the University of Maryland, where he served for eight years as dean 
of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences. Prior to 
his work at Maryland, Richard served for four years at the Pennsylvania 
State University as chair of the Department of Mathematics. (To learn 
more, go to www.provost.uiuc.edu/provost/provost.html).

Richard's administrative experience has served him and the U. of I. well. 
During his tenure as provost, Richard has worked with Nancy Cantor and 
former chancellor Michael Aiken to preserve UIUC's worldwide reputation 
for academic excellence in a period of fiscal crisis for the state and 
the university. Among his many accomplishments, Richard has overseen 
programs to raise the quality of UIUC's faculty and students; played a 
major role in tuition and student fee policy; and strategically allocated 
resources to strengthen the core missions of the university. Dr. Herman 
is highly respected by those who know him, both on and off campus.

I intend to submit my recommendation to appoint Dr. Herman as interim 
chancellor of UIUC at the next Board of Trustees meeting. This 
appointment comes at an important time for the University of Illinois, a 
period of transition in which strong, stable leadership is essential. As 
you know, I will retire at the end of this year after nearly a decade as 
president, and Nancy Cantor will depart this summer to become president 
and chancellor of Syracuse University.

Richard Herman will provide a steady hand on the tiller to ensure UIUC 
stays on course during the months to come. Please join me in wishing him 
the best and in offering him our support.


James J. Stukel
President
uipres@uillinois.edu




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