New University of Utah president expected to be chosen Thursday

If selected, Watkins, who recently collaborated with outgoing U. President David Pershing on a report planning the U.’s future, would be the first female president of the state’s flagship campus. (Jerilyn McIntyre, now a U. professor emeritus of communication, served as interim U. president twice, once in 1991 and again in 1997.)

The out-of-state candidates to replace Pershing when he retires are Nicholas Jones, an executive vice president at Pennsylvania State University, and Thomas Katsouleas, executive vice president of the University of Virginia.