Laurie Nichols

Laurie Stenberg Nichols
Nichols in 2016
Interim President of Northern State University
Assumed office
May 23, 2025
Preceded byNeal Schnoor
11th President of Black Hills State University
In office
July 1, 2019 – December 11, 2023
Preceded byTom Jackson Jr.
Succeeded bySteve Elliot
26th President of University of Wyoming
In office
May 16, 2016 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byRichard McGinity
Succeeded byNeil Theobald
Personal details
BornLaurie Ann Stenberg
SpouseTim Nichols
Children2
EducationSouth Dakota State University (BS)
Colorado State University (MEd)
Ohio State University (PhD)
Academic background
ThesisFactors associated with the professional socialization relationships of secondary male and female home economics educators (1988)
Doctoral advisorJanet F. Laster
Academic work
Institutions
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Laurie Nichols is an American academic administrator serving as the interim president at Northern State University. Nichols previously served as the 11th president of Black Hills State University and the 26th president of the University of Wyoming.