Swanson Chosen to Lead UW-Whitewater Facilities Planning
Released: April 30, 2004
Greg Swanson, director of physical plant at Quincy University in Quincy, Ill., has been appointed director of Facilities Planning and Management at UW-Whitewater. He will begin May 15.
Swanson brings to the position a strong background and experience in physical plant operations, said James Freer, vice chancellor for administrative affairs. Swanson has been in his current role at Quincy since 1998 and from 1992-98 was assistant director of facilities management at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He also worked in facilities management from 1988-92 for a unified school district in Junction City, Kansas.
In addition to having received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kansas State University and an MBA from Wichita State University, Swanson is a graduate of the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA) Institute for Facilities Management.
Swanson will serve as the chief facilities administrator for UW-Whitewater, overseeing work related to building and grounds maintenance, the heating plant, campus physical and capital planning, construction projects and business services.
UW-Whitewater has 58 buildings on more than 400 acres that include a nature preserve and restored prairie.
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