Richard Van Den Hul has been named the vice president for Business and Financial Affairs at Western Washington University, President Bruce Shepard announced.

“I am pleased that Richard Van Den Hul will be joining our leadership team here at Western and I am confident he will be an outstanding leader for the University,” Shepard said.

Van Den Hul, vice president for Finance and Administration at the University of South Dakota, will start at Western on July 8.

“I am excited about joining the Western community. I found the people at Western to be welcoming and engaged; they show a true love for their University,” said Van Den Hul. “I look forward to working with everyone at the University to meet the opportunities and challenges facing Western now and those to come in the future.”

Van Den Hul began his career at the University of South Dakota (USD) as director of Budget, Finance, and Institutional Research in 1996, was...