March 11, 2003

BOISE STATE’S RUCH CHOSEN TO HEAD SOUTH DAKOTA CAMPUS

Charles Ruch, president of Boise State University since 1993, will take over the helm at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, S.D On July 1. Ruch will be the institution’s 17th president. He will replace Richard Gowen, who is retiring June 30 after 16 years as SDSMT president.

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a state-assisted university providing baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degrees in science, engineering and interdisciplinary studies in four colleges and 13 departments. The school enrolls close to 2,500 students from approximately 30 states and 20 countries.

Ruch had previously announced his retirement from Boise State effective the end of this academic year. Under his leadership, Boise Sate has grown into Idaho’s largest university, with close to 18,000 students and 191 programs offered.

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Kathleen Craven

Boise State communications and marketing

208 426-3275

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