The University of South Carolina Aiken has named Daniel Heimmermann, Ph.D., as the new chancellor.
Heimmermann has been provost of The University of Texas Permian Basin since 2014. He previously served at Mississippi University for Women.
UofSC Aiken worked with Virginia S. Horvath, Ph.D., Kate V. Noose and Academic Search while seeking out a new chancellor.
Heimmermann said, “I am extremely pleased and humbled by the tremendous opportunity and responsibility entrusted to me by the University of South Carolina’s Board of Trustees, President Caslen and the talented and dedicated faculty and staff of UofSC Aiken.”
Heimmermann looks forward to working with the university and its students.
“I am thrilled to join UofSC Aiken which is renowned for its high-quality, accessible, industry-aligned academic programs grounded in the Liberal Arts, its commitment to transformative, engaged teaching, impactful research and partnerships which not only enrich the lives of its students but the region and state it serves,” he said. “My family and I greatly look forward to joining the Aiken community this summer.”
