To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff
           <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Michael J. Hogan" <presmike@uillinois.edu>

Reply-To: presmike@uillinois.edu
 Subject: Announcement of VP/UIS Chancellor

April 4, 2011

Dear Colleagues,

High quality leaders across our three campuses, motivated to nurture 
environments where our talented faculty and students can excel, are 
essential to the continued greatness of the University of Illinois.
 
I am pleased to inform you today that such a leader, Susan J. Koch, 
provost and vice president for academic affairs at Northern Michigan 
University, has been selected to serve as the next Vice President and 
Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Springfield. Dr. Koch will 
join UIS effective July 1, pending Board of Trustees approval.

Susan's quarter-century record at two regional public universities in the 
Midwest reflects a proven appreciation for the value of a strong liberal 
arts education and a deep commitment to civic engagement, both of which 
are hallmarks of the strong reputation our UIS campus has earned in its 
40-year history.

Dr. Koch has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at 
NMU since 2007. She was the associate provost and dean of the graduate 
college at the University of Northern Iowa. A South Dakota native, Dr. 
Koch earned her bachelor's degree at Dakota State University and her 
master's and doctorate degrees at the University of Northern Iowa, where 
she joined the faculty in 1985. Her field is health education. Additional 
information about Dr. Koch and this announcement can be found at 
http://www.uillinois.edu/UISChancellorSearch/
 
A welcome reception for Dr. Koch will take place from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. 
next Monday, April 11, in the Sangamon Auditorium of the Public Affairs 
Center at UIS.
 
The successful search that led us to Susan Koch is credited to our UIS 
search advisory committee, led by Professor Tih-Fen Ting. The committee 
recruited an outstanding pool of candidates, and I am grateful for their 
work and advice.

Finally, the UIS campus and the entire University of Illinois owe our 
gratitude to Interim Vice President and Chancellor Harry Berman for his 
leadership during this nine-month interim period. Harry has played an 
integral role for 35 years in the transformation and growth of the 
campus. Although he plans to retire soon, we look forward to his 
continued engagement with the UIS community.

Please join me in welcoming Susan Koch to UIS.

Mike Hogan   
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the President

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