Lynn Pardie, who has been interim provost at the University of Illinois Springfield since January 2011 has been selected from among more than 70 candidates across the U.S. to hold the position permanently.

Pardie will become provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs on July 1, pending approval of the University of Illinois board of trustees at its May meeting. The provost is the university’s chief academic officer, the second highest administrative position in the university, and is responsible to the chancellor for the implementation of the academic priorities of the university.

“I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity to appoint an outstanding academic leader to this important position at UIS,” said Chancellor Susan J. Koch. “As interim provost, Dr. Pardie has navigated a number of challenges with great professionalism and has proved to be a quick study on every issue. She has done a magnificent job as interim provost.”

A native of Muscatine, Iowa, Pardie is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Iowa where she was awarded a degree in psychology with highest distinction and received the Ernest R. Johnson Memorial Prize for Academic Standing.

She also holds a master's degree and PhD in psychology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is a licensed clinical psychologist. Pardie joined the faculty at UIS in 1989 and is a tenured professor in the psychology department.

“I am absolutely delighted to have been selected to serve as vice chancellor for academic affairs and  provost,” she said. “It’s an honor and a privilege to work on behalf of an institution like UIS.

“I have deep appreciation and respect for the faculty and staff here — they’re truly committed to our students and to delivering the highest quality of education,” she said. “It’s been my great pleasure to work with Chancellor Koch since she arrived, and I look forward to continuing to work with her and the faculty and staff to advance academic affairs at UIS.”