Eminent journalist and scholar Thomas Kunkel has been named the seventh president of St. Norbert College, effective July 1, 2008. Kunkel will succeed William J. Hynes, who has successfully led the college for the past eight years.

Kunkel will be introduced to the college and local community at an event scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, at 10:00 a.m. in Old St. Joseph Church on the St. Norbert College campus.