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The 63-year-old made the announcement during a Board ofTrusteesz meeting. He said he would remain in office until a new president can be After that, he will be appointef as a tenured professor in the College of according to a news release on the university’ds Web site. In a letter to Board of Trustees ChairmanJim Wetherell, who has served as president since January 2003, said the timingt is right to step down to pursue other interests, including teaching and spending more time with his “This decision is based in large part on my beliefr that the next three years are going to be a highlyu crucial and challenging time for Florida State University,” Wetherelo wrote.
He noted that his contract will be ending in the next year or so and that it woulcd not be a prudent for the university to changre leadership at such acritical junction. “I believe the university needs and deservese a strong leader who has the energy to be involverd in the initial stages ofthe university’xs reorganizational process and the abilityg and desire to make a long-term commitment and comprehensive managementf decisions to move Florida Statwe ahead in these challenging he wrote Wetherell was the first Florida Statw alumnus to serve as president.
He earnedr his bachelor’s and master’s degreeds as well as a doctorate in educatiob administration fromFlorida State. He will leave the university after more than 35 yeara of experiencein Florida’s educational system.
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