University of Iowa - Appointed And Promoted

University Business, Feb, 2003 by Jean Marie Angelo

After a five-month search, University of Iowa regents selected David Skorton to fill the vacancy created when President Mary Sue Coleman left to head up the University of Michigan. He'll be paid $281,875 annually to tackle the challenges created by two years of state budget cuts and rising tuition rates.

Skorton had been serving as interim vice president of External Relations at U Iowa since 2002 and has been a faculty member there since 1980. While the president's position at Iowa is seen as a stepping stone to more prestigious universities (think about Coleman's career path), Skorton, 53, says he will finish out his higher ed career here. He "fell in love with Iowa" when he came to the state ...