MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - The board of trustees at Western Illinois University voted Monday to appoint the school’s 12th president, according to university officials.
Guiyou Huang (GWEE’-yoo Hwong), who is currently the president of Edinboro University in Pennsylvania, takes over the new post in January.
Huang called it “an honor and a privilege to be selected,” according to a university statement.
Earlier this month, board members interviewed six candidates. The board will meet next month to approve a salary.
More than 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students attend WIU, which has two campuses.
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