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March 3, 2003 Volume 27, Issue 26 |
An 11-member search and screening committee has been formed to help seek the university's next provost and vice president for academic affairs.
The group chaired by Dean of Arts and Sciences Phil Oldham will work with a consultant from the firm of Korn/Ferry International to identify candidates for the chief academic officer position by May 1.
The committee is made up of six elected faculty and five members appointed by President Charles Lee.
Elected members are Dr. Lou D'Abramo, professor of wildlife and fisheries; Dr. Paul Grimes, professor and head of finance and economics; Dr. Dawn Luthe, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology; Dr. Michael Neumann, professor of mathematics and statistics; Dr. William Smyer, associate professor of industrial engineering; and Dr. Dwayne Wise, professor of biological sciences.
Appointed by the president are Oldham; Josh Blades, a junior political science major; Dr. Margaret Kern, associate professor and associate director of the Animal Health Center in the College of Veterinary Medicine; Ruth Prescott, assistant vice president for academic affairs; and Dr. Roy Ruby, dean of education.
The committee met with consultant John Kuhnle last week.
In his charge to the committee, Lee asked the group to be aggressive in identifying qualified candidates, including minorities, and to forward to him the names of three or four individuals for campus interviews. Oldham urged the entire campus community to nominate potential candidates.
Nominations should be sent by e-mail to Korn/Ferry at Karen.Vassar@kornferry.com. Applications and nominations should be submitted by April 1. A complete position announcement is online at http://www.ur.msstate.edu/news/announce/provostsearch.asp .
The next provost and vice president for academic affairs will succeed Dr. George Verrall, who returned from retirement a year ago to assume the position on an interim basis.