Penn State picks Florida State's Barron as its next president
Pennsylvania State University has chosen one of its former deans - Florida State University president Eric J. Barron, who led the school in Tallahassee to national recognition for efficient operations - as its 18th president, a Penn State source confirmed Friday.
Barron, 62, who was at Penn State from 1986 to 2006, the last four years as dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, has run Florida State, his alma mater, for almost four years.
Penn State's board of trustees has scheduled a meeting for Monday in State College to vote on Barron's appointment.
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I had EJB as one of my professors and worked with him as a grad student. He's a very good administrator with deep ties with the University, which I see as a big plus. Best of luck to him and glad to have him back at PSU.
