Southeast names interim provost

Gerald McDougall, associate provost for Extended Learning, dean of the Harrison College of Business and executive director of the Missouri Innovation Corporation at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named interim provost and chief academic officer for the university, effective June 1.

McDougall will replace, on an interim basis, William Eddleman, who recently announced he was stepping down from the provost position to return to the faculty in June and will retire from the university Jan. 1.

McDougall will serve in the position while a nationwide search is conducted to find a permanent replacement, university officials said. As in the past, the interim provost will not be a candidate for the permanent position.

Pertinent address:

1 University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, Mo.