Dr. Larry Dietz Named Interim President of St. Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI

Apr 17, 2024 | 11:57 AM

St. Cloud State University

(KNSI) – The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees has chosen an interim president for St. Cloud State University.

Dr. Larry Dietz is coming out of retirement to fill the position.

Dietz served as the president of Illinois State University from 2014 to 2021. He added several undergraduate and graduate programs during his tenure, received approval for a new College of Engineering, and stabilized enrollment. The school has around 20,000 students.

Dietz holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a master’s in college student personnel and a doctorate in higher education administration from Iowa State University.

He will succeed Dr. Robbyn Wacker, who has served as SCSU’s top administrator for the last six years.

Dietz takes over July 1st and will be in the role for the next two years.

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