[lbo-talk] seems 99% sure

[David Green]

This just in from the University of Illinois:
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, 
I'm pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Larry
Schook as Vice President for Research, pending approval of the Board of
Trustees at its September 9, 2011, meeting. 
Dr. Schook has been serving in this role on an interim
basis since March 2011.  An internal
search was conducted and pending Board approval, effective September 16, 2011,
Dr. Schook will assume the appointment on a permanent basis.  I'm grateful to members of the search
committee, led by Dr. Skip Garcia, Vice President for Health Affairs, for their
thorough and careful work on this important search. 
I'm delighted that Dr. Schook will assume this
appointment. His record of research is exemplary, with over 200 publications
and over $25 million in externally sponsored research.  Over the past six months as the interim vice
president for research, Dr. Schook has helped develop bold new initiatives to
facilitate our research enterprise, foster cross-campus collaborations, develop
plans to improve research administration, and forge strong new partnerships
with the public and private sector.  
I hope you will join me in congratulating Dr. Schook on
his permanent appointment as Vice President for Research.  I know that, like me, you will look forward
to his leadership as we work together to advance our already outstanding
research enterprise, technology transfer programs, and economic development
initiatives across our campuses.
Sincerely,
Mike
Michael J. Hogan
President, University of Illinois