Hites named AITS associate vice president

Michael H. Hites has been named associate vice president for Administrative Information-Technology Services (AITS).

Hites leads the UI system’s information-technology personnel, systems and services. He is responsible for planning, investigating, negotiating for and acquiring computer hardware, software and professional services supporting the university’s enterprisewide administrative computing applications.

He formerly was vice president for planning and information technology and chief information officer at New Mexico State University.

Hites earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona, his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Illinois and a doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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