BSU hires 'experienced captain' from Maine

MUNCIE — Ball State University’s board of trustees on Thursdayhired  an “experienced captain” to steer the university into a “cloudy future.”

The trustees named Paul W. Ferguson, 61, currently the president of the state flagship University of Maine, as BSU’s 15th president,effective  Aug. 1.

Students, faculty, staff and community members packed SursaPerformance  Hall to give Ferguson a Hoosier hearty welcome — several standing ovations.

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