Michael Benson To Succeed Gordon Gee

Michael Benson To Succeed Gordon Gee As President Of West Virginia University
Michael T. Benson, currently president of Coastal Carolina University, has been named the next president of West Virginia University, where he will succeed Gordon Gee.
Coastal Carolina President Michael Benson is leaving CCU to lead West Virginia University
Coastal Carolina President Michael Benson will leave that position for the top job at West Virginia University in July. WVU announced Benson's hiring Feb. 24.
Michael T. Benson, of Coastal Carolina University, will be WVU’s next president
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University announced on Monday morning that Michael T. Benson, currently president of Coastal Carolina University, will be WVU’s next president, its 27th. His employment term will start July 15 and will run through June 30,
West Virginia offers president's job to Coastal Carolina's Benson amid enrollment woes
Delan Stevens said.Benson would replace E. Gordon Gee, the Morgantown school’s longest-serving president who announced during a budget crisis in August 2023 that he would retire when his contract expires in June 2025.
WVU names Michael Benson as new president
Benson currently serves as the president for Coastal Carolina University. “I am honored to be named president of West Virginia University — one of our nation’s oldest land-g
Contract details for WVU’s next president, Michael Benson
New WVU President Michael Benson’s term will begin July 15 and run through June 30, 2030, according to his contract, provided by WVU to The Dominion Post. His base salary will be $850,000. He will be eligible for a tenured faculty position in the Eberly College of Arts & Sciences.
Benson ‘honored’ to be West Virginia University’s president after CCU departure
Now-former Coastal Carolina University President Michael T. Benson said he’s “honored” to become West Virginia University’s 27th president, according to a news release sent Monday. Following contract negotiations with the WVU Board of Governors on Thursday,
Kercheval: Coastal Carolina President Michael Benson will be the next president at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Coastal Carolina University President Michael Benson will be the next president at West Virginia University, sources tell MetroNews reporter Hoppy Kercheval. “He was one of the 10 finalists and then it got down to three and then after a lot of debate and discuss the Board of Governors focused in on Benson,” Kercheval said.
West Virginia University hires Michael Benson as president from Coastal Carolina
Michael Benson is headed from Coastal Carolina to Morgantown as the new president of West Virginia University.
West Virginia offers president’s job to Coastal Carolina’s Michael Benson
Coastal Carolina University President Michael Benson has been extended an offer to become West Virginia University’s next president, where he would be tasked with reversing decade-long declining […]
Coastal Carolina University's Michael Benson to serve as WVU's 27th president
West Virginia University has decided on a new leader to replace Gordon Gee, who announced he would retire at the conclusion of his contract.Michael Benson, the
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Morgantown Money: Contract details for WVU’s next president, Michael Benson
New WVU President Michael Benson’s term will begin July 15 and run through June 30, 2030, according to his contract, provided ...
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WV Sports Now Daily Notebook – February 24
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