University names new leader

USF has named Steve Currall, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southern Methodist University, its next president.

Currall replaces USF System President Judy Genshaft, who plans to retire in July after leading the institution for 19 years. The school, through a 15-member presidential search committee, chose Currall after a week of public interviews at all three USF campuses, in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. Currall’s appointment now awaits final approval from the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state university system. That’s expected to happen at a March 28 meeting in Tallahassee, according to a statement.