By Kim McDarison
Outgoing interim UW System President Tommy Thompson will be visiting the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus next week to celebrate his accomplishments as interim system president, according to information released by the university.
The celebration, which is open to the public, will be held Monday, March 7, at 3:30 p.m., in the Hamilton Room in the James R. Connor University Center, located on campus, 190 Hamilton Green Way.
Complimentary parking is available in lots 12 and 14.
The event will include networking, a program, and refreshments, according to the release.
As reported earlier this year, Thompson announced he would be stepping down as UW System interim president in January.
His resignation is set to take effect Friday, March 18.
Thompson was sworn in as interim president of the system in July of 2020.
In his resignation letter, Thompson wrote: “While challenging on many fronts, we worked together to continue to provide the quality of education our students deserve and parents expect. We not only performed but prevailed in our fight against COVID’s deleterious impact on our universities and our communities — and in doing so we made our campuses some of the safest places in Wisconsin.”
In mid-January, a Special Regent Committee for the University of Wisconsin System Presidential Search announced that it had identified two finalists, one of which was Jay O Rothman, CEO of the Milwaukee-based law firm of Foley and Lardner LLP.
By month’s end, Rothman was appointed by the UW System Board of Regents as Thompson’s successor.
An earlier story about Thompson’s resignation is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/thompson-tenders-letter-of-resignation-to-uw-board-of-regents/.
An earlier story about the search for Thompson’s successor is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/regent-committee-announces-finalists-for-uw-system-president/.
A statement, congratulating Rothman on his appointment as system president from UW-Whitewater interim Chancellor Jim Henderson is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/uw-w-chancellor-congratulates-rothman-as-uw-system-president/.
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Two graphics above: at top, a map shows the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. Above, a map offers a closer look at the location of the James R. Conner University Center and parking lots 12 and 14.
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