University of Idaho president Timothy White has been named the new chancellor at UC Riverside.

White’s appointment will take effect on or before Sept. 1, according to a UCR press release.

“I am deeply honored, and humbled, by this appointment. I am eager to get started,” White said in the release. “UC Riverside is an institution of great accomplishment and even greater opportunity. Its people are focused on providing high-quality education to students and tackling the economic, social, environmental, educational and health needs of the broader community. This campus is rapidly ascending to the next level of distinction and public contribution through teaching, research and creative activity, and engagement through outreach. I am excited by the opportunity to help it make that ascent.”

According to the agenda for Thursday’s UC Board of Regents session, he will receive a salary of $325,000, plus university-provided housing and additional compensation.

White, 58, is originally from Argentina; he was a child when his family moved to Canada and then Northern California. He attended Diablo Valley Community College; got his B.A. from California State University, Fresno; his M.S. degree from California State University, Hayward; and his Ph. D. from UC Berkeley, according to the UCR announcement. He had been on the staff at the University of Michigan, UC Berkeley and Oregon State University before going to Idaho.

His academic background is in physiology, kinesiology and human biodynamics.

A welcome ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. on the UCR campus.

– posted at 9:26 a.m. by Cathy Maestri; updated at 10:14 a.m.

Thursday, May 15, 2008