Campo voted in as Regent's next president

[Blue_Tires]

VIRGINIA BEACH

Carlos Campo, Regent University's vice president for academic affairs, will succeed founder Pat Robertson as the school's next president in 2010.

Trustees voted unanimously Saturday for Campo, who had Robertson's endorsement. The selection was announced Monday.

"I don't think anyone would be presumptuous enough to fill Pat Robertson's shoes," Campo said. "I do know he's laid a foundation for a great institution."

Campo, hired for his current post in 2008, will take over as president in August. Robertson, 79, announced in the spring that he would retire next year as the school's president. He will have the title executive chairman of the board.

Robertson, who started the Christian Broadcasting Network, founded Regent in 1978.

The university has about 4,500 students in undergraduate and graduate programs, including some taught online. The main campus is in Virginia Beach, bordered by Interstate 264, Indian River Road and Centerville Turnpike.

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