Cheryl B. Schrader has been selected as the next chancellor of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. The appointment is effective on April 2. Dr. Schrader is currently the associate vice president for strategic research initiatives at Boise State University in Idaho.
Schrader previously had served for six years as the dean of the College of Engineering at Boise State. During her tenure as dean, undergraduate enrollments increased by 60 percent and graduate enrollments rose by 34 percent. Also during her six-year tenure, funding for research grants and contracts tripled.
Prior to Boise State, Dr. Schrader was a tenured professor of electrical engineering and associate dean at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has also taught at Rice University and the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Schrader is graduate of Valparaiso University in Indiana. She earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame.