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Kevin Guskiewicz
22nd President of Michigan State University
Assumed office
March 4, 2024
Preceded bySamuel L. Stanley
Teresa Woodruff (Interim)
12th Chancellor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In office
February 6, 2019 – January 11, 2023
Acting: February 6, 2019 – December 13, 2019
Preceded byCarol Folt
Succeeded byLee H. Roberts (Interim)
Personal details
Born (1966-04-08) April 8, 1966 (age 57)
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationWest Chester University (BS)
University of Pittsburgh (MS)
University of Virginia (PhD)

Kevin Guskiewicz (/ɡʌs.kəˈwɪts/ GUS-kə-wits; born April 8, 1966) is an American academic administrator who is the president of Michigan State University.[1] He previously served as the 12th chancellor and 30th chief executive of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2]

Education and career

A Greater Latrobe High School athlete who participated in football and tennis,[3] Guskiewicz graduated from West Chester University with a bachelor's in athletic training in 1989,[4] from University of Pittsburgh with a master's degree, where he worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and from University of Virginia with a Ph.D. in 1995.[5] He was a member of the National Football League’s head, neck and spine committee,[6] and partnered with the NCAA.[7]

Guskiewicz was a neuroscientist, sports medicine researcher, and the Kenan Distinguished Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is one of the Principal Investigators of the Injury Prevention Research Center,[8] and directs the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center.[9] He is a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.[10] On January 1, 2016, he became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill.[11] On February 6, 2019, he was announced as interim chancellor,[12] and on December 13, 2019, he was named chancellor by the UNC Board of Governors.[13] On December 8, 2023 the Michigan State University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Guskiewicz as the 22nd president of the university. His term began on March 4, 2024.[14]

Personal life

Guskiewicz was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and four children.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Office of the President". Michigan State University. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. ^ a b "About". Office of the Chancellor - UNC Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  3. ^ Skubek, Randy. "Physician, ex-GL player discusses concussions at PSU conference." Latrobe, Pennsylvania: Latrobe Bulletin, April 28, 2005, p. A13 (subscription required).
  4. ^ "WCU Alumni, Kevin Guskiewicz, Receives MacArthur Award - West Chester University". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  5. ^ Megan Walsh (2010-12-06). "UNC's Guskiewicz a leader in concussion research". The Daily Tar Heel.
  6. ^ "NFL Player Health & Safety".
  7. ^ NOCSAE awards grants for concussion-related studies, Marta Lawrence, NCAA.org
  8. ^ http://www.iprc.unc.edu/research_sports.shtml
  9. ^ "In the news". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  10. ^ "Kevin Guskiewicz - MacArthur Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  11. ^ "Kevin Guskiewicz named next dean of College of Arts and Sciences". 29 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Guskiewicz appointed interim chancellor | UNC-Chapel Hill". The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  13. ^ "Guskiewicz voted in as new UNC-CH chancellor". CBS17.com. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  14. ^ "Board of Trustees appoints Kevin M. Guskiewicz as MSU's next president". Michigan State University MSU Today. Retrieved 2023-12-08.

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