Article: CHARLES VEST, MICHIGAN PROVOST, NOMINATED FOR MIT PRESIDENCY

The executive committee of the MIT Corporation yesterday voted to nominate Charles M. Vest, provost of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, as the next president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Committee members then set a special meeting of the full MIT Corporation, the governing body of the university, for Monday morning. The corporation is expected to enthusiastically confirm the selection of Vest, a mechanical engineer and former dean of engineering at Ann Arbor.

MIT spokesman Kenneth Campbell yesterday confirmed the committee action and the scheduling of the corporation meeting. He said a press conference would be scheduled after the vote.

Henry D. Jacoby, ...

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