Health service director finalists announced

Three finalists have been named for executive director of University Health Services at the university.

The UHS executive director oversees clinical, counseling and prevention health programs for UW–Madison students and provides overall campus leadership and vision on student health and health-related issues.

The finalists were recommended to Chancellor David Ward and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Paul Barrows by a search and screen committee after a nationwide search. The finalists are:

Linda V. Herrmann, director of the University Health Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Herrmann is a licensed physician who earned her medical degree at the University of Illinois.

Robert A. McGrath, UHS director of counseling and consultation services. McGrath is a licensed psychologist who earned his doctorate in clinical psychology, with an emphasis on community and health psychology, at the University of Illinois.

Ferdinand J. Schlapper, UHS director of administrative services who earned a master’s in health care fiscal management at UW–Madison.

The new UHS executive director will report to Barrows and succeed Richard P. Keeling, who left UW–Madison last year to start a consulting firm specializing in student health issues at colleges and universities.

The finalists will be invited back to campus for interviews with administrators, faculty, staff, students and community members during the month of July. A final decision is expected before the start of the fall semester.