The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor will serve as interim UW System President, UW System Board of Regents President Michael Falbo said in a statement Wednesday.
Chancellor Richard Telfer will take the place System President Kevin Reilly, who will step down in January. He will keep the position until Reilly’s successor takes office, the statement said.
According to a timeline on the presidential search website, the permanent UW System President will be instated in the spring or summer of 2014.
Telfer has been the UW-Whitewater chancellor for five years. He holds a Ph.D in curriculum and instruction from UW-Madison.
A Search and Screen Committee is currently accepting applications for system president. Between November and December the committee will conduct interviews and announce finalists to the Board of Regents, who is expected to choose the new president by January.
