James H. McCormick
Chancellor

Chancellor James H. McCormick was named chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system in December 2000 by the Board of Trustees and began his term in July 2001 as leader of the system of 32 higher education institutions.

McCormick, 70, was previously the chancellor of the State System of Higher Education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since the system was created in 1983. The Pennsylvania system is similar in scope to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities with 14 universities, four two-year branch campuses and an annual operating budget of over $1 billion.

McCormick was also president of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg from 1973 to 1983, and he served as a professor and administrator for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for the previous eight years. Prior to this, he worked as an assistant superintendent, high school administrator and teacher in Pennsylvania public schools.

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