Kansas State Provost Turns Down UI

Duane Nellis, Kansas State University’s provost and senior vice president, said today that he has declined the job as president of the University of Idaho. He was offered the position earlier this week, KSU spokeswoman Cheryl May said. Nellis, 54, who visited the Idaho campus in late January, has been K-State’s chief academic officer since 2004. Montana State University Provost David Dooley was the other finalist for the position. UI has gone through five leaders, both temporary and permanent presidents, in the past six years/ Wichita Eagle .