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Telfer will be next chancellor at UW-Whitewater
Published May 12, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
Richard Telfer, Ph.D., interim chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has been recommended as the institution's next chancellor.
UW System President Kevin Reilly and the Board of Regents¹ Special Committee for the UW-Whitewater Chancellor Search announced the recommendation. The full board is expected to act on the recommendation in June.
"With 23 years of service to UW-Whitewater, Dick Telfer knows the campus from top to bottom," Reilly said. "He came up through the faculty ranks, earning the respect of fellow educators and students along the way, demonstrating an uncommon commitment to the university and the whole community. Dick has a lot of sweat equity in this public university. He has been, and will be, a tireless champion for higher education in Wisconsin."
Prior to his appointment as interim chancellor in June 2007, Telfer served as provost and vice chancellor at UW-Whitewater for five years, and associate vice chancellor from 1997-2002. He first joined the campus as an assistant professor in 1985.
"I am pleased and humbled to have been selected as the next chancellor of UW-Whitewater a great institution. I am committed to leading this university by building on its strong foundation," Telfer said. "We will continue to emphasize our regional leadership, national presence and global vision."
