Trustees to announce interim president

William Stephan, IU’s vice president for public affairs and government relations, said that Frederick F. Eichhorn Jr., board president, also plans to announce at that meeting the members of the search committee that will be assigned the task of finding a permanent successor for IU President Myles Brand.

Last week, the National Collegiate Athletic Association selected Brand to serve as its new president. Brand, who has been president of IU for more than eight years, will continue in that role through Dec. 31.

The trustees met in executive session Oct. 15 at the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington to discuss the selection of an interim president, names of nominees for the interim position and the process by which Brand’s successor will be chosen. All nine of the trustees attended the meeting, either in person or by telephone.

Stephan said the board has already received extensive public input on the selection of an interim president. He said that, in choosing the interim president, the board is particularly conscious of the upcoming legislative session and the importance of having a strong advocate for the university’s budgetary needs. Eichhorn has said that the board hopes to complete the process of choosing a permanent successor to Brand by July 1.