HARRISONBURG, Va. – A former public relations and fund-raising vice president at Winona State University, Jim Schmidt, has been named president of James Madison University in northern Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Most recently Schmidt has been chancellor at UW-Eau Caire. James Madison is a former teachers college, founded in 1908. It has grown into a mid-size research university. The enrollment is 22,000 — more than twice UW-Eau Claire’s 9,500 and 3-1/2 times more than Winona State’s 6,100. Schmidt, age 60, is a political science graduate of Winona State. He holds a doctorate from the University of Minnesota. Schmidt has been active in academic and athletics circles at the national level. This includes the American Council on Education and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Schmidt salary
Even though Schmidt’s appointment was announced formally, a James Madison spokesperson, Mary-Hope Vass, declined a media request for his salary. The contract, she said , “has not yet been fully executed and signed.” Once that is done, the salary will be released, she said.
Wearing purple again. Good thing that Schmidt kept all his Warrior neckties.