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Oregon University System chooses Sona Karentz Andrews of Boise State University as vice chancellor | OregonLive.com

Oregon University System chooses Sona Karentz Andrews of Boise State University as vice chancellor | OregonLive.com

Oregon University System chooses Sona Karentz Andrews of Boise State University as vice chancellor

Published: Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 3:08 PM Updated: Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 4:08 PM
Sona Karentz Andrews, vice chancellor for Oregon University SystemSona Karentz Andrews is Oregon University System's new vice chancellor for academic strategies.

The Boise State University provost has been named vice chancellor for academic strategies for the Oregon University System, Chancellor George Pernsteiner announced today.

Sona Karentz Andrews will join OUS in her new position on Dec. 1, replacing Susan Weeks, who recently retired from the post after a 30-year career with the OUS chancellor's office.

Andrews, who has a doctorate in geography, has held her current post as provost at Boise State in Idaho since 2004. In that position as senior academic officer, she led the university through a comprehensive strategic