Robert Schnabel will step down from the position Oct. 31, according to an IU press release. Wheeler will step into the position Nov. 1, subject to approval of the Board of Trustees.
Schnabel will serve as the executive director and CEO of the Association for Computing Machinery after stepping down, according to the release.
As interim dean of the IU School of Informatics and Computing, Wheeler will serve as the chief academic and administrative officer for the school. He will lead approximately 150 faculty, 100 staff and 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students.
The school broke ground on Luddy Hall on Oct. 2. With 4 1/2 floors and 124,000 square feet, the new building will cost $39.8 million.
The school will start offering degrees in intelligent systems engineering during the 2016-17 academic year.
“The School of Informatics and Computing has great momentum in its growth and expanding role and now is home to the new programs in intelligent systems engineering,” Wheeler said in the release. “I’m honored to help lead the school as it enters the next major phase in its already highly accomplished history.”
Wheeler has served as IU’s vice president for information technology and chief information officer since 2007, leading University-wide IT services, according to the release. He is also a professor of information systems in the Kelley School of Business.
Wheeler has also served as associate dean for teaching and learning IT, associate vice president for research and academic computing, associate vice president for community source initiatives, dean of IT for IU-Bloomington and acting chief information officer, according to the release. He currently serves on the boards of the IU Research and Technology Corporation and IU Health Bloomington Hospital.
Wheeler received both his bachelor’s and MBA degrees from Oklahoma State University. He received his doctoral degree in information systems from the Kelley School of Business.
“Vice President Wheeler knows the school well and has the expertise and experience to ensure that its important initiatives, such as the construction of its new building, will stay on track during the search for new permanent leadership,” IU-Bloomington Provost Lauren Robel said in the release. “I am grateful that such an experienced and talented University leader has agreed to serve in this critical position.”
Ashleigh Sherman
