Sep
17
Assume that many of you have seen this morning’s news release by the UW concerning Scott Woodward and his appointment today as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Scott has been my boss for the past four years and I have a lot of mixed feelings about the news. I’m happy for him that he is going into a job that he clearly wants and for which he has some exciting challenges ahead. I’m sad because I will miss working closely with him on a regular basis to help advance the University’s agenda in Olympia. But, that’s life.
Scott’s departure means some changes for yours truly too. President Emmert has asked me to take over Scott’s position as Vice President for External Affairs on an interim basis, at least through the end of the 2009 legislative session (and who knows when that might be?). And to add to the excitement, I get to keep my job as Director of State Relations too. Guess I’m the victim of the state hiring freeze.
Seriously, I’m quite honored and humbled to be chosen to try and fill-in temporarily for Scott and I can tell all of you who follow the blog that my postings are probably going to be a little less frequent for awhile until I get settled into managing these dual roles together.
But today’s Scott’s big day so let’s send all the good karma we can down Montlake Way. Go Dawgs!
