Brogan Passes Test Quickly

By KIMBERLY MILLER
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Friday, July 17, 2009

TAMPA — Florida Atlantic University's help-wanted sign is officially posted. Nobody should be surprised.

Frank Brogan, the charismatic president of the Boca Raton-based school for six years, was named Friday as Florida's state university chancellor - a job that will take him back to Tallahassee and give him oversight of all 11 public universities.

FAU faculty union reacts to President Frank Brogan’s appointment as new state university system chancellor.

The Board of Governors unanimously voted to give Brogan, 55, the top spot after morning interviews that included only one other contender - former Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Chu.

While board members agreed that Chu's experience as a businessman and education leader was impressive, Brogan's inside knowledge of Florida's higher education system and the legislature put him clearly ahead.

Discussion lasted just 30 minutes before a unanimous vote of the search committee was taken in Brogan's favor. The full Board of Governors, which met later, took even less time - fewer than 10 minutes - to appoint Brogan.

He accepted the position shortly afterward by phone, although a contract still must be negotiated.

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