The chancellor at the University of Illinois' Springfield campus is stepping down after nine years on the job.
Richard D. Ringeisen, who is about to turn 66, said his retirement is effective Oct. 31.
He is the fifth CEO in the 40-year history of the school, known as Sangamon State University for 25 years, campus spokesman Derek Schnapp said.
Ringeisen told The News-Gazette that his proudest accomplishments came with the planning of the university as it moved into a four-year liberal arts college and NCAA sports program.
"We were a little uncertain who we were when I started," he said.
Ringeisen's comments were featured in a March 2, 2010, article in the Champaign News-Gazette.
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