SIU Chancellor Rita Cheng has been named the president at Northern Arizona University by the Arizona Board of Regents.

The announcement was made today in a press release from the board. Cheng will be the 16th president in the history of NAU.

“I am truly honored to become the next president of Northern Arizona University and to be a part of the rich

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tradition and culture that has made NAU the university of choice for so many outstanding students and faculty,”

Cheng said in an Arizona Board of Regents press release. “I look forward with great anticipation to working with the NAU community, as well as the local and

statewide business and education communities to build upon the great successes NAU has achieved and continue its

forward momentum.”

Cheng will start her presidency on Aug. 15.