With hopes of moving forward, UW System officials decided to turn back the clock in looking for leadership to guide UW-Madison. David Ward, who was chancellor at Wisconsin?s flagship institution of higher education from 1993 to 2000, was introduced as the university?s interim chancellor by UW System President Kevin Reilly at a press conference Wednesday at Bascom Hall.
“David, it?s no exaggeration at all to say, is one of the most admired American university leaders at home and abroad,” says Reilly.