Board of Regents Announces the Appointment of New University of Maryland President
August 17th, 2010 | by Christopher Warren | Published in Site Announcements
It’s official. The University of Maryland, College Park, has chosen a replacement for retiring President, CD Mote. According to a University System of Maryland press release, the Board of Regents reported today the appointment of Wallace D. Loh as President, effective November 1, 2010.
Mr. Loh, who has over 30 years of experience in higher education, is currently the Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Iowa. He has held this position since 2008.
Although Mr. Loh was born in Shanghai, China, he grew up in Lima, Peru. After graduating from high school in Peru, he immigrated to the U.S., where he attended Grinnell College in Iowa. In addition to holding a PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mr. Loh holds a JD from Yale Law School.
More information can be found at the following link, http://www.usmd.edu/newsroom/news/877.
