New provost starts Aug. 1.
The current dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky has been selected as Washington State University's new provost and executive vice president.
Steven L. Hoch (hawk), 57, will begin his new duties August 1. He succeeds Robert Bates, who announced in January that he would step down July 1 after six years in the position.
Experience includes international perspective
"This selection is outstanding news," said Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd. "In Dr. Hoch, the search committee has found an academic leader with an excellent mix of experience as a scholar, a teacher, and an administrator at major research universities. He also offers international experience and perspective that will be a great asset to WSU."
Steven L. Hoch brings scholarship and academic leadership to his new post as provost and executive vice president at WSU.
Before assuming the deanship at the University of Kentucky in 2003, Dr. Hoch served as associate provost for academic programs and dean of international programs at the University of Iowa. At Kentucky, he oversees a college with a $75 million budget, 16 academic departments and 14 programs, 350 tenured and tenure-track faculty, and 5,900 graduate and undergraduate students.
Dr. Hoch earned a bachelor's degree in history from Trinity College in Connecticut and master's and doctoral degrees in history from Princeton. He also studied at L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris and at Moscow State University
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