Washington State University’s (WSU) Board of Regents met this past Friday and announced that Elson Floyd will become WSU’s 10th president effective Monday May 21. Floyd, who was most recently president of the University of Missouri, will succeed V. Lane Rawlins who is stepping down after serving as the school’s president since June 2000.
Floyd previously served as executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Board from 1990-1993 and held administrative positions at Eastern Washington University.