Petersen Announces Departure
Submitted by Gene Patterson on February 18, 2009 - 9:10pm
UT President Dr. John Petersen is resigning from the University of Tennessee.
In a joint announcement this afternoon, Petersen and Vice Chair of the UT Board of Trustees, Jim Murphy, said Petersen will leave his post effective June 30, and that Dr. Jan Simek, who most recently served as interim chancellor of UTK, will fill the post for up to two years - pending a vote of the Board.
A 4:30 news conference is scheduled at UT. WATE will carry it live.
