State education board to consider university’s choice for next president

University of South Florida Interim President Rhea has been tapped to lead the institution on a permanent basis.

By Business Observer Staff
| 9:23 a.m. March 29, 2022
| 0 Free Articles Remaining!

USF has been without a permanent president since August 2021, after Steve Currall suddenly retired. (Courtesy photo)

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

TAMPA — The Florida Board of Governors, the organization that oversees the state university system, will vote this week on whether to confirm Rhea Law as the University of South Florida’s next president.

Law, a prominent Tampa attorney and business leader, has been serving as USF’s interim president since August, when she filled the vacancy created by former President Steve Currall’s unexpected retirement. Last week, the USF Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of her taking the job on a full-time, permanent basis. The other finalist for the post was Jeffrey Talley, a former U.S. Army lieutenant general who transitioned to a career in management consulting after he retired from the military in 2016.