Washington State regents pick K-State’s Kirk Schulz as new president

The Board of Regents of Washington State University has chosen Kirk Schulz of Kansas State University as the 11th president of the Pullman-based school.

The regents made the decision Friday morning at a meeting in the Tri-Cities.

The regents were presented with three finalists for the job of replacing president Elson Floyd, who died last June. They unanimously voted to extend an offer of employment to Schulz, who has been president of K-State since 2009.

Schulz is expected to visit the state next week.

The names of the other two finalists were not revealed.

Provost Daniel Bernardo has been acting president.

This story was originally published March 25, 2016 at 12:33 PM with the headline "Washington State regents pick K-State’s Kirk Schulz as new president."