Craig A. Fowler (pictured), an information technology executive with more than 20 years of private-sector experience with several Fortune 500 companies, is Western Carolina University’s next chief information officer.
A resident of Hickory, Fowler will succeed Wilson “Bil” Stahl, who has served as Western Carolina’s CIO since 2005. Most recently vice president of information technology at Corning Cable Systems, Fowler also will serve as associate provost for information services.