Wichita State to announce university president Friday morning

The Kansas Board of Regents will hold a special meeting followed by a brief press conference to name the next president of Wichita State University at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Rhatigan Student Center Ballroom.

Ed McKechnie, the chair of the Kansas Board of Regents, released a statement concerning the announcement: "One of the most important responsibilities of the Kansas Board of Regents is selecting a university president. I am pleased to announce the Regents will name the next president of Wichita State University on April 27. We look forward to introducing the president to members of the WSU and Wichita communities and to a bright future."

The new president will replace Donald Beggs, who is retiring.

The candidates are:

A fifth candidate, Bjong Wolf Yeigh, president of the State University of New York Institute of Technology, announced on his blog Thursday that he had withdrawn. He did not give a specific reason.

This story was originally published April 26, 2012 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Wichita State to announce university president Friday morning."