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TexasTowelie

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Wed Jul 30, 2014, 10:31 AM Jul 2014

McRaven Named Sole Finalist for UT System Chancellor


William H. McRaven
US Navy


On a conference call Tuesday evening, the University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously named Admiral William H. McRaven the sole finalist to be the next chancellor of the system.

McRaven, a Navy Seal and current commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, is perhaps best known for designing and coordinating the successful operation to kill Osama bin Laden.

“He just seemed to fit the bill extraordinarily well,” said Paul Foster, the chairman of the board of regents, noting the admiral had managed a large organization with a massive budget and logged many hours dealing with high-ranking politicians. “It seemed to be a perfect fit.”

McRaven will take over for outgoing Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, who plans to head the pediatric transplant surgery unit at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. But the transition won’t be immediate. McRaven will hand over the reigns of USSOCOM, which he has led since 2011, on Aug. 28, but Foster said he is not expected to take over at the UT System until the beginning of 2015.

More at http://kut.org/post/mcraven-named-sole-finalist-ut-system-chancellor .
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McRaven Named Sole Finalist for UT System Chancellor (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2014 OP
Everything I have read on him... malokvale77 Aug 2014 #1

malokvale77

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1. Everything I have read on him...
Sat Aug 2, 2014, 09:38 PM
Aug 2014

points to a decent man. I hope he will continue to live up to that reputation.

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