Finalists named for position of chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison

MADISON — University of Wisconsin System President Katharine C. Lyall today announced the names of three finalists for the position of chancellor of UW-Madison.

The names have been forwarded to the Board of Regents’ Special Committee for the UW-Madison Chancellor Search, chaired by Regent President Jay Smith, which will interview the finalists in Madison on Thursday, November 2 and Friday, November 3.

Other committee members are Regents JoAnne Brandes, Guy Gottschalk, Frederick E. Mohs and Jose A. Olivieri. The full Board of Regents will take final action once it receives a recommendation from the special committee.

The finalists, their titles and current institutions are as follows:

Nancy E. Cantor
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Susan Westerberg Prager
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire)
John D. Wiley
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wisconsin)

A 21-member UW-Madison campus/community search and screen committee, chaired by Bernice Durand, professor of physics, submitted its recommendations to President Lyall on October 24. The committee is arranging and hosting two on-campus receptions for each finalist.

The person chosen by the Regents will become the 27th leader of the UW-Madison campus and will succeed David Ward, who has served in that position since 1993. Chancellor Ward announced in March that he would step down at the end of December.

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Press Availability to Candidates:

Nancy Cantor 2:00 -2:30 p.m., November 1, University Club Reading Room
John Wiley 9:30 -10:00 a.m., November 2, Memorial Union, Roundtable Room
Susan Prager 4:15 -4:45 p.m., November 2, Memorial Union, Capitol View Room

Reception for UW-Madison Faculty and Staff:

Nancy Cantor 2:30 p.m., November 1, Gallery Three, Elvehjem Museum of Art
Susan Prager 1:30 p.m., November 2, Gallery Three, Elvehjem Museum of Art
John Wiley 3:00 p.m., November 2, Gallery Three, Elvehjem Museum of Art

Reception for UW-Madison Students:

Nancy Cantor 4:00 p.m., November 1, Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
Susan Prager 3:00 p.m., November 2, Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
John Wiley 4:30 p.m., November 2, Tripp Commons, Memorial Union

Media Contact Information:

University of Wisconsin System Contact: Linda Weimer; Kevin Boatright
University Relations
Phone: (608) 263-5512
website: wisconsin.edu

University of Wisconsin-Madison Contact: Amy Toburen; Erik Christianson
Office of News and Public Affairs
Phone: (608) 262-3571; 262-0925
website: www.news.wisc.edu

University of Michigan Contact: Lisa Rudgers; Julie Peterson
University Relations
Phone: (734) 763-5800
website: www.umich.edu

Dartmouth College Contact: Laurel Stavis; Roland Adams
Phone: (603) 646-3661
website: www.dartmouth.edu
Nancy E. Cantor

Short Bios:

Nancy Cantor
Current Position:	Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs / Professor, Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Former Positions:	Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Vice Provost for Academic Affairs University of Michigan (1996-97) Chair (1992-96) and Professor (1991-96), Department of Psychology Princeton University Assoc. Dean, Graduate Studies, Univ. of Michigan (1989-91)
Field of Study:	Social Psychology
Other Service:	Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science Trustee, Sarah Lawrence College Board of Directors, Am. Assoc. for Higher Education Hospital Executive Board, Univ. of Michigan
Education:	Ph.D., Stanford University, 1978 A.B., Sarah Lawrence College, 1974

Susan Westerberg Prager
Current Position:	Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Former Positions:	Dean, School of Law, UCLA (1982-98) Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Professor of Law (1992-98) Associate Dean, School of Law, UCLA (1979-82)
Field of Study:	Family Law
Other Service:	Trustee, Stanford University (1976-80; 1987-97) President, Association of American Law Schools (1986) California Commission on Campaign Financing
Education:	J.D., UCLA, 1971A.B., Stanford University, 1964M.A., Stanford University, 1967

John D. Wiley
Current Position:	Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Former Positions:	Dean, The Graduate School, UW-Madison (1989-94) Associate Dean (Research), College of Engineering, UW-Madison (1986-89) Chair, Material Science Program, UW-Madison (1982-86)
Field of Study:	Physics
Other Service:	National Advisory Committee to the Office of Scientific And Engineering Personnel, National Research Council Director, Venture Investors of Wisconsin Director, Evjue Foundation Director, WIYN (Telescope) Corporation
Education:	Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1968M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1965B.S., Indiana University, 1964