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           All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Interim President Designate Ikenberry" <stanikenberry@uillinois.edu>

Reply-To: stanikenberry@uillinois.edu
 Subject: Appointment of Interim Provost/Chancellor Easter


At the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday, the board approved the 
appointment of Robert A. Easter as Interim Provost/Chancellor for the 
Urbana campus effective immediately. He will continue to hold these 
positions until a permanent chancellor and provost are named and have 
assumed their responsibilities, following a national search.

As Interim Provost/Chancellor, Bob will lead the Urbana campus and fulfill 
the duties of chancellor. As interim provost, he serves as the chief 
academic and budgetary officer for the campus and the deans and directors 
of academic units report to him. Bob was named interim provost and 
associate chancellor by the trustees in July. 

Bob has a long history at the University having served as dean of the 
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences from 2002-09. 
He was head of the animal sciences department from 1996-2001. An award-
winning teacher and researcher, he has been a member of the Urbana faculty 
since 1976. 

He co-authored a book on swine production and has written more than 90 
peer-reviewed articles, 11 book chapters, four monographs and numerous 
papers for conferences and industry publications. In 2006, President 
George W. Bush appointed him to the Board for International Food and 
Agricultural Development (BIFAD), and in 2007 he was appointed as chair of 
BIFAD.

Bob Easter is doing a superb job as provost and I look forward to working 
closely with him and the senior management team in Urbana on the continual 
improvement of the campus.

Bob has my personal thanks for taking on these additional responsibilities.
	

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