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TUCSON - Current Temple University president Ann Weaver Hart has been selected as a candidate to replace interim University of Arizona president Eugene Sander by the Arizona Board of Regents.

Ann Weaver Hart has also served as president of the University of New Hampshire and provost and vice president for academic affairs at Claremont Graduate University.

"Dr. Hart is a dynamic leader with a distinguished resume and an impeccable track record of successfully managing and advancing world-class research institutions," said ABOR Chair Fred DuVal. "We are extremely pleased that Dr. Hart has agreed to pursue the presidency at the UA. Her extensive background as an accomplished chief executive officer and experience in academic medicine will be a tremendous asset to the UA and the entire state."

Hart led the development of a $1.2 billion campus development plan at Temple, and also helped produce a comeback in the school's football and men's and women's basketball programs after hiring new coaches, according to a University of Arizona news release.

Regent Dennis DeConcini, UA Presidential Search Committee co-chair, stated, "We hope that Tucson and the entire state of Arizona will welcome Dr. Hart's candidacy with open arms. We have the utmost confidence that she has the ability to effectively guide the University of Arizona in providing a high-quality learning environment, advancing its ambitious research goals and agenda andleveraging the University to make a positive difference in the state."

Hart will visit the UA campus on Feb. 13.

For more information on Hart, read the UA news release here:

http://uanews.org/node/44731

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