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Regent wants Herbert's deputy to be chancellor
By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published January 18, 2001
The best choice to fill in for the outgoing chancellor of the state's university system is one of his top deputies, the chairman of the state Board of Regents said.
Executive Vice Chancellor Judy Hample is the most qualified person to serve as interim chancellor when Adam Herbert steps down March 1, regents Chairman Tom Petway said Wednesday.
Hample has overseen planning, budgeting and policy analysis in the university system since 1998. Petway also noted Hample's close work with the state task force that recently announced several recommendations for restructuring higher education in Florida, including abolishing the regents.
Those plans were a factor in Herbert's decision two weeks ago to resign. He told colleagues he sees no place for himself in a restructured system, and intends to move to the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, where he is expected to head a new institute.
The regents are scheduled to vote on Petway's recommendation at a Feb. 14 meeting in Boca Raton. If Hample, 53, is approved, it's unclear how long she would remain in the post.
Like so much of the university system's governing structure, the chancellor's post is being revamped, with much of its current powers being shifted to new boards of trustees at each of Florida's 10 public universities.
Hample, who earns $206,000 per year as a vice chancellor, was a senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Toledo before joining Florida's system. She has a doctorate in communications from Ohio State University.
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