{"id":2,"date":"2025-02-03T16:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-02-10T09:28:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:28:18","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left wsu-spacing-after--none \">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell-v1.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell-v1.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell-v1.jpg 396w, https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell-v1.jpg 792w, https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell-v1.jpg 768w, 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style=\"top:-40px;left:0%;height:600px;width:200px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-custom-background-none wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-spacing-bottom--xhero\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wsu-title-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wsu-spacing-after--hero\"><strong>Dr.&nbsp;Elizabeth Cantwell<\/strong> Named Washington State University&#8217;s <span>12th President<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n<iframe class=\"wsu-custom-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4St-R8Jaj0c?si=IATxb3H8BPVLqKHe\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-text-align--center wsu-spacing-before--large\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#bio\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-large\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tRead Dr. Elizabeth Cantwell&#039;s biography\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-bottom--xlarge\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:-50px;left:20%;right:20%;height:60px\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-logo-wrapper wsu-spacing-after--large\" >\r\n    \n<svg role=\"img\" aria-labelledby=\"wsu-coug-head__title\" class=\"wsu-custom-coug-head\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 70.2 69.6\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 70.2 69.6\" xml:space=\"preserve\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<title id=\"wsu-coug-head__title\">Washington State University<\/title>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"st0\" d=\"m42.8 69.6s3.6-1.5 5.5-7.4c1 2.3 1.5 4.8 1.3 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href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/press-release\/2025\/02\/06\/wsu-ushers-in-a-new-era-with-elizabeth-r-cantwell-as-its-next-president\/\">\t\t\t\tRead the news release\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-wrapper\">\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow\">\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-front\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-bar\"><\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/press-release\/2025\/02\/06\/wsu-ushers-in-a-new-era-with-elizabeth-r-cantwell-as-its-next-president\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-dropshadow--medium\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/07\/regents-introduce-next-president-of-washington-state-university-elizabeth-betsy-cantwell\/\">\t\t\t\tRegents introduce next WSU\u00a0president, Elizabeth \u201cBetsy\u201d Cantwell\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-wrapper\">\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow\">\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-front\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-bar\"><\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/07\/regents-introduce-next-president-of-washington-state-university-elizabeth-betsy-cantwell\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-dropshadow--medium\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/from-ucomm.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/presidential-search\/2025\/message-from-incoming-president\/email.html\">\t\t\t\tA message from Dr. Elizabeth Cantwell\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-wrapper\">\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow\">\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-front\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-bar\"><\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/from-ucomm.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/presidential-search\/2025\/message-from-incoming-president\/email.html\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-dropshadow--medium\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/from-ucomm.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/presidential-search\/2025\/new-president-announced\/email.html\">\t\t\t\tA message from Lisa Keohokalole Schauer, Regent Chair\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-wrapper\">\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow\">\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-front\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"wsu-custom-arrow-bar\"><\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/from-ucomm.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/presidential-search\/2025\/new-president-announced\/email.html\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-width--full wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-after--none\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-zindex--level-7 wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-dark\" style=\"top:-6px;right:0;height:12px;width:250px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-custom-coug wsu-color-background--white wsu-width--full wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-spacing-top--hero\" id=\"bio\" >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-custom-opacity-light wsu-hide--tablet wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:-73.1406px;bottom:-32.8461%;left:-150px;height:600px;width:200px\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-max-width--xlarge wsu-align-item--center wsu-spacing-top--none\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-image wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-dark\" style=\"bottom:-3.0336%;left:-1.8677%;height:22.9454%;width:14.0078%\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-crimson\" style=\"top:-3.0218%;right:-1.8701%;height:35.3006%;width:22.1012%\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1896\" height=\"1302\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell_1412-1-e1738860549250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell_1412-1-e1738860549250.jpg 1896w, https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell_1412-1-e1738860549250-396x272.jpg 396w, https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell_1412-1-e1738860549250-792x544.jpg 792w, https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell_1412-1-e1738860549250-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/02\/Elizabeth-Cantwell_1412-1-e1738860549250-1536x1055.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1896px) 100vw, 1896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><strong>Meet WSU\u2019s 12th President<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 6, 2025, the Washington State University (WSU) Board of Regents met in a special session to announce the selection of Dr. Elizabeth \u201cBetsy\u201d Cantwell as the university\u2019s 12th president. She will be the first woman to hold the position in the university\u2019s 135-year history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cantwell comes to Washington State University from Utah State University, where she successfully leads a $1.3 billion annual operating budget spanning across the state of Utah in a 30-campus system. As president, she has had significant achievements, including a record-breaking $495 million in sponsored research expenditures, a 10% increase in student scholarship funding, and the expansion of physical infrastructure with the groundbreaking of new education buildings and facilities, not to mention strengthened academic partnerships with industry leaders and a reorganization of the Academic Enterprise. &nbsp;Beyond her academic accomplishments, Cantwell has demonstrated strong leadership in intercollegiate athletics. She has successfully navigated the complex landscape of modern college sports and engaged in the revitalization of the Pac-12 Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to her role at Utah State University, Cantwell held senior leadership positions in research and innovation at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. At the University of Arizona, she oversaw a research portfolio exceeding $825 million annually. During her tenure at Arizona State University, she spearheaded the impressive growth of their research enterprise, increasing annual research expenditures from $435 million to $680 million in just three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cantwell&#8217;s career also includes extensive service to U.S. national security. She held leadership roles at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and at Oak Ridge and Los Alamos national laboratories. Her work advanced critical missions in energy, defense, and space exploration, collaborating with key federal agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Defense (DOD), NASA, and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cantwell holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Wharton School; a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; and a bachelor\u2019s degree in human behavior from the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-before--xlarge\" >\r\n    \n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-crimson\" style=\"top:0%;bottom:0%;left:20%;right:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1342,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_category":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1342"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296,"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_category?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/12th-president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}