By Associated Press - Thursday, April 7, 2016

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - Briar Cliff University in Sioux City has a new president.

The Sioux City Journal (https://bit.ly/1XjyN7F ) reports Hamid Shirvani was introduced Thursday as the private university’s new president.

Shirvani is a former college administrator with 36 years of experience in higher education, most recently in California.

He will succeed current president Bev Wharton, who announced in September that she would leave her position at the end of this school year. Wharton has led the school for 15 years.

Shirvani was picked after a nationwide search and will become the 10th president of the university, which has an enrollment of about 1,150.

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Information from: Sioux City Journal, https://www.siouxcityjournal.com

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