An administrator at the University of Akron has been named vice provost for student success at Kansas University.

Marlesa A. Roney will fill the position, which was formerly called vice provost for student services, on June 23. David Ambler, who held the post 25 years, retired last year, and Mary Lee Hummert, professor of communication studies, has held the position on an interim basis this year.

Roney is a native of Concordia and holds three degrees from Kansas State University.

She has been vice president of student affairs at Akron since 2000. She previously served as registrar and senior project officer for Lilly Endowment Retention Initiatives at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

The KU Office of Student Success includes the KU Memorial Unions, Student Health Services, Student Housing, Student Financial Aid and the Department of Student Life. The student life department includes Recreation Services, Legal Services for Students, Hilltop Child Development program, Services for Students with Disabilities, University Career and Employment Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, Multicultural Affairs, the Student Development Center, Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center, Student Organizations and Leadership Development Center, and the University Information Center. Academic Services includes Admissions and Scholarships, New Student Orientation, the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center, the University Registrar, the Writing Center and Academic Technology Services.