Murphy named board of trustees chair

In its first meeting of the academic year, the Eastern Washington University board of trustees voted to elect vice-chair Jim Murphy to chair.

Murphy succeeds former chair Jo Ann Kauffman, whose term on the board expired Sept. 30. Kauffman’s first appointment to the board was in 2003. She also served as chair from 2008-10.

Murphy was appointed to the board by Gov. Christine Gregoire in 2012, and has served as the board’s vice-chair over the last year. He earned his bachelors from Eastern in 1965.

The board also voted to elect Uriel Iñiguez as the new vice chair. Both Murphy’s and Iñiguez’s term...