President of Indiana University Michael McRobbie, left, and Lee Feinstein, Dean for the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, right, smile as they listen to Presidential nominee hopeful Pete Buttigieg at the IU Auditorium in Bloomington, Ind. Tuesday, June 11, 2019. McRobbie announced Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 that he plans to retire in June 2021 after a 14-year tenure as one of the school's longest-serving leaders. (Rich Janzaruk/The Herald-Times via AP)
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana University trustees have selected as the school's next president Pamela Whitten, currently the president of Kennesaw State University in Georgia.
Whitten, who will become U's first female president, was appointed by the university's Board of Trustees following an extensive search, Michael J. Mirro, the board's chair, said Friday.
Whitten holds a doctorate in communication studies from the University of Kansas, a master's degree in communication from the University of Kentucky and a bachelor's degree in management from Tulane University. She's an internationally recognized expert in telemedicine.
Current IU President Michael McRobbie announced in August he would retire when his term ends June 30.
Whitten became Kennesaw State's president in July 2018. From 2014 to 2018, she served as a senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia.
In October, two committees - an 18-member search committee to screen candidates and a 26-member advisory committee to gather input from various stakeholders - formed.
The IU trustees asked that an 18-member search committee to prioritize seeking women and minority candidates for the presidency.
Pamela Whitten speaks at a news conference after Indiana University trustees selected her as the school's next president, Friday, April 16, 2021 in Bloomington, Ind. Whitten, is currently the president of Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Whitten, who will become IU's first female president, was appointed by the university's Board of Trustees following an extensive search, Michael J. Mirro, the board's chair, said Friday. (Rich Janzaruk/The Herald-Times via AP)
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Pamela Whitten is seen at a news conference after Indiana University trustees selected her as the school's next president, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. Whitten, is currently the president of Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Whitten, who will become IU's first female president, was appointed by the university's Board of Trustees following an extensive search, Michael J. Mirro, the board's chair, said Friday. (Rich Janzaruk/The Herald-Times via AP)
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Pamela Whitten is seen at a news conference after Indiana University trustees selected her as the school's next president, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. Whitten, is currently the president of Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Whitten, who will become IU's first female president, was appointed by the university's Board of Trustees following an extensive search, Michael J. Mirro, the board's chair, said Friday. (Rich Janzaruk/The Herald-Times via AP)
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