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Interim chancellor brings five decades of experience to job
7 Oct 2024
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When Michael Martin sent an email message to his former colleague Maria Gallo in June, he hoped to speak as a guest lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where Gallo was chancellor, while visiting family in the Twin Cities.
Instead, Martin finds himself leading the university, having been named interim chancellor by Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman on Aug. 1, when Gallo announced her retirement.
“I didn’t expect to be leading this university,” Martin said. “It certainly wasn’t something that I planned on. But after talking about it with Maria, it seemed like maybe I could step up and help. I want to use my experience to help this university.”
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