Thomas Krepel, current assistant to NIU’s President John Peters, has been named Fairmont State University’s 13th president.

His appointment at the West Virginian university was confirmed Friday by the state’s Higher Education Policy Commission with support from the FSU presidential search committee and the university’s board of governors, according to the Times West Virginian.

He previously served as president of Chadron State College in Nebraska for seven years, according to a Sept. 12, 2005 issue of Northern Today and has been a part of NIU since arriving on campus Aug. 1, 2005.

Krepel was up against three other candidates and will take office July 1 at the university.