Susan Koch was named chancellor of the University of Illinois at Springfield. When she takes office in July, Dr. Koch will also hold a tenured faculty position in the College of Education and Human Services at the university. Currently, she is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Prior to coming to NMU in 2007, Dr. Koch was associate provost and dean of the graduate college at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Rapids.
Dr. Koch is a graduate of Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. She earned master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Northern Iowa.