ISU President Arthur C. Vailas announces retirement

After more than a decade of service to Idaho State University, President Arthur C. Vailas announced his plans for retirement Wednesday at the Idaho State Board of Education’s monthly meeting.

“It has been my great honor and privilege to serve the Bengal community,” said Vailas. “The future of our University is secure, and ISU will continue to successfully prepare our students to take hold of tomorrow’s opportunities. I have spent more than 10 years working tirelessly to make ISU a better place for our students, faculty, staff and alumni. In planning for my retirement, I wanted to give the state board sufficient time to carry out a seamless transition.”

Vailas will continue serving as president of ISU through the end of his contract on June 17, 2018.

The State Board of Education will oversee the search for a new University president, and a search committee will include board members, ISU representatives, alumni and community leaders.

ISU said the search process for Vailas’ replacement will begin immediately, and the State Board of Education hopes to have new leadership announced by the end of March 2018.