Missouri S&T’s provost for the last five years, Warren K. Wray, became interim chancellor on Sept. 1. He will serve during a national search to find a replacement for Chancellor John F. Carney III, who retired on Aug. 31.
Also on Sept. 1, Robert W. Schwartz, vice provost for academic affairs since June 2007, became interim provost; Phil Whitefield, chair of chemistry since 2005, became interim vice provost for academic affairs; and Klaus Woelk, associate professor and assistant chair of chemistry, became interim chair of his department.