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Thomas Contract Extended at WIU

Western Illinois University

Jack Thomas will continue as president of Western Illinois University for at least another year. Friday during a meeting in Macomb, the board of trustees extended his contract, with no change to his salary and benefits.

Thomas became president of the university in 2011.

According to trustees chair, Carolyn Ehlert-Fuller  from Milan, "This has been a difficult year for all at WIU, and we appreciate that President Thomas has held steady throughout."

"We awaited completion of the academic reorganization plan and we are pleased with its content and announcement on July 16. Now we look for a very aggressive and timely implementation to be led by President Thomas." 
 

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.