Noelle Cantwell resigns as USU's president to join Washington State University; her work set USU on a positive trajectory.

Cantwell will wrap up her time at Utah State over the next few months and become the 12th president of Washington State University on April 1. Cantwell, who has a background in ae

Washington State University's Board of Regents named a new president Thursday who will take over in April as the school's first female president.

Utah State University President Elizabeth Cantwell, pictured here on the Pullman campus of Washington State University, was named the university's 12th president Thursday in Pullman. She is the first woman in the role since the university's creation in 1890. (Robert Hubner)

E lizabeth Cantwell has been appointed as the next president of Washington State University (WSU), marking a historic moment as she becomes the first woman to assume the role. Can