UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Board of Trustees today (Feb. 17) in a special meeting unanimously voted to name Eric J. Barron the 18th president of the University. Barron, a former dean at Penn State and current leader of Florida State University, will begin as Penn State's next president on May 12, 2014.
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Penn State's Board of Trustees today (Feb. 17) in a special meeting voted to name Eric J. Barron the 18th president of the University.
After an exhaustive search, Barron was appointed today (Feb. 17) during a special meeting of the University's Board of Trustees on the unanimous recommendation of the 14-member Trustee Presidential Selection Council, chaired by Trustee Karen Peetz. Barron will succeed Rodney A. Erickson, who in 2012 announced his intention to retire before June 30, 2014. A link to information about the president-elect's compensation will be posted online at http://www.psu.edu/trustees/ as soon as it is available.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees will be held March 6 and 7 at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Last Updated February 17, 2014
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