James Oblinger, who has spent 18 years at North Carolina State University, will ascend to the top spot in January.
APPOINTED AND PROMOTED: James Oblinger, who has spent 18 years at
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The North Carolina General Assembly founded NC State on March 7, 1887 as a land-grant college under the name North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. , will ascend to the top spot in January.
He becomes chancellor, succeeding Marye Anne Fox Marye Anne Fox (born 9 December 1947) is a physical organic chemist and university administrator. She was the first female chief executive of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. , who announced in April
that she is leaving to become chancellor at the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Oblinger, who most recently served as provost and vice
chancellor, will focus on fundraising--a necessity in tight times, he
says--and expanding research programs. His annual salary is reported to
be $274,797 ...
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