The chancellor of the University of Illinois-Springfield, who announced his resignation this week, will stay on an additional year as a special assistant, with his full chancellor’s salary.
Richard Ringeisen will resign as chancellor effective Oct. 31.
In a proposal to be discussed by the board of trustees next week, interim President Stanley Ikenberry will recommend that Ringeisen be appointed as chancellor emeritus.
Ringeisen was featured in a March 4, 2010, article in the Champaign News-Gazette.
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