STRAND NAMED INTERIM PRESIDENT

A former Southeast Missouri State University administrator has been named interim president at Illinois State University at Normal.

David A. Strand, 59, has served in major administrative roles at Illinois State University since February 1978.

Strand will replace Thomas Wallace, who is resigning Aug. 15 after seven years as president.

Strand held a succession of administrative jobs at Southeast between 1959 and 1978, excluding a period from 1965-67 when he was pursuing his doctorate at Indiana University.