UW-Stout names Katherine Frank the new chancellor

UW-Stout has named their eight chancellor after The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously approved the selection.

Dr. Katherine Frank will start March 1, 2020 and will earn $260,000.

Frank has previously served as Vice President of Academic Innovation at Central Washington University in Washington.

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