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June 10, 2002 Volume 26, Issue 38 |
A search and screening committee has been appointed to identify candidates for the position of vice president for student affairs. The 12-member committee was asked by Interim President Charles Lee to conduct a vigorous search and provide the names of two or three candidates by Aug. 31.
Committee members include Dr. Melvin Ray, special assistant to the president, chair; Dr. Lou D'Abramo, professor of wildlife and fisheries; Dr. Robert Taylor, associate dean of engineering; Dr. George Rent, associate provost; and students Parker Wiseman, Student Association president, and John Summerlot.
Also on the committee are Student Affairs staff members Eric Bishop, assistant director of Enrollment Services; Bill Broyles, assistant to the vice president; Dr. Bruce Crain, director of student financial aid and scholarships; Heidie Lindsey, assistant director of student life; Stacy Roberson, director of the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center; and Laura Walling, director of recreational sports.
The next vice president will follow Dr. Roy Ruby, who will serve until his successor is named. Ruby was recently named dean of the College of Education and has chosen to devote his full time to that position by giving up the vice presidential role he has held since 1985.
In appointing the committee, Lee urged the group to "think carefully about the changing needs of our students over the next decade, prepare a position description and announcement that captures the professional and personal characteristics and skills needed, and mount a vigorous and expedient search for individuals that would move our already outstanding student affairs operation to the next level."