The University of Alabama named Peter J. Mohler as its next president during a special-called meeting on Monday. He will start the position on July 21.
Mohler is currently executive vice president for research, innovation and knowledge at Ohio State University and chief scientific officer of OSU’s Wexner Medical Center. He opened and closed his remarks at the meeting with the traditional UA greeting, “Roll Tide.”
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“It is an honor to be named the next president of the University of Alabama, and I’m truly humbled,” Mohler continued. “This is an opportunity of a lifetime, and my family and I are thrilled to return to the South, particularly my wife, Nancy, who has really missed the sweet tea, to join this dynamic and engaging community.
He said he was drawn not only by Alabama’s reputation for academic and athletic excellence but by its shared sense of mission.
“It’s the aligned sense of pride and purpose that runs through this university, from the board and the Chancellor to each and every student that I’ve met, a commitment to student success, to public service and citizenship, to solving problems that matter, to success in athletics, to education, educating the next generation of leaders of Alabama and the world.”
Mohler will succeed Stuart Bell, who has served as president since 2015. UA is Alabama’s largest university with 41,000 students – more than half originally from outside the state.
He and Nancy have three children, Eleanor, Caroline and John.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Trisha Powell Crain and originally published by Alabama Daily News.
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