The Purdue Board of Trustees announced its unanimous election of Mung Chiang, currently the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and executive vice president for strategic initiatives at Purdue, as the University’s next president. Chiang will replace current president Mitch Daniels effective Jan. 1, 2023. Daniels has served since January 2013.
The Purdue University Board of Trustees recently ratified faculty appointments, approved a new degree program and resolutions of appreciation, and more.
The Purdue Board of Trustees has approved naming the School of Industrial Engineering for alumnus John A. Edwardson in recognition of $25 million in total gift commitments to support students, faculty, and programming. The school will be known as the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering.
