Dr. Thomas Gibson, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, has been named the next Chancellor of UW-Milwaukee. He is its 10th leader.
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Monday unanimously approved Gibson’s appointment, following a recommendation made by a selection committee. Gibson will assume the leadership post in July.
Gibson has been chancellor of UW-Stevens Point since January 2021. In that time, the university has created new opportunities for graduate and first-year students, experienced two consecutive years of enrollment growth and secured major philanthropic gifts from business and individual partners — including $10 million from Sentry Insurance for the new Sentry School of Business and Economics, donations of land for College of Natural Resources research, the Skyward Internship Center on campus and a faculty fellowship in cello and music studies. Â
President Joel Rothman and the Special Regent Committee for the UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Search recommended Gibson to the full Board of Regents. Gibson will earn $575,000 as chancellor. A decision regarding an interim chancellor for UW-Stevens Point is forthcoming.Â
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