CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — University of Illinois interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson now says the school hopes to name a new athletic director by the end of February.
Robin Kaler is a spokeswoman for the flagship Urbana-Champaign campus. She said Wilson made the statement Thursday in response to a question after a talk to local business leaders about the status of the state budget and other university issues.
The university is looking for a replacement for Mike Thomas. He was fired Nov. 9.
University President Timothy Killeen said last month that a new athletic director might be hired by the end of January.
Killeen is the top official over all three university campuses. Wilson is the top official in Urbana-Champaign and would be the new athletic director’s boss.
