Kevin Howell is a leader with incredible connection- and relationship-building skills,” Weisiger said. “He is a trusted partner to those he leads and to those with whom he

Kevin Howell was chosen as the 15th chancellor of his alma mater, N.C. State. Why it matters: Howell, who will become N.C. State's first Black chancellor was formerly its first Black student body president in 1987,

The N.C. State alum has held several roles within the university before being named its top leader. He will start after Randy Woodson steps down at the end of the school year.