New vice provost for finance named at KU

Diane Hoose Goddard has been named as Kansas University’s new vice provost for finance.

She had been the interim vice provost for administration and finance since May, replacing William L. “Lindy” Eakin. Eakin stepped down to teach full time in the department of history.

Goddard will become the university’s chief financial strategist. She has worked for KU in various roles since 1984, including serving as the associate vice provost for administration and finance since 2002.