APSU Presidential Search Advisory Committee Named, Meeting Scheduled

APSU Presidential Search Advisory Committee Named;

First Meeting, Open Forum Scheduled Feb. 17

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 7, 2014) — The Search Advisory Committee members for a new president of Austin Peay State University have been selected and will meet for the first time on Feb. 17 following a public forum on the APSU campus about the search process.

The advisory committee will meet at 12:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, on the APSU campus in the Morgan University Center Ballroom. Campus and community members are also invited to an open forum to discuss the criteria and search process for the new president from 11 a.m. – noon, also in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.

Both the forum and the committee’s first meeting are open to the public and the media.

The search committee’s charge is to identify three to five finalists for the position of president who will visit the campus for interviews. Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan will then consult with members of the committee and make a final selection for submission to the TBR for approval.

APSU President Tim Hall announced his plans to leave the campus in May to assume the leadership role at Mercy College in New York.

The committee will work with executive search firm Greenwood/Asher & Associates to help identify a broad range of highly qualified candidates from around the country. One of the committee’s first tasks at the meeting will be to decide on the schedule and process for identifying the finalists. Initial screenings of applicants is expected to begin in March.

The committee members are as follows:

Mr. Robert P. (Bob) Thomas, Chair

TBR Board Member

Nashville, TN

Mr. John Farris

TBR BOARD MEMBER

Memphis, TN

Mr. Darrell Freeman

TBR BOARD MEMBER

Nashville, TN

Ms. Emily Reynolds

TBR BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN

Nashville, TN

Dr. Chad Brooks

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

Faculty Senate President

Associate Professor Biology

Ms. Elaine Berg

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

Associate Professor, Library

Dr. Mercy Cannon

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

Faculty Senate Vice President

Dr. John Blake

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

Associate Professor, Engineering Technology

Mr. Mike Rainier

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

President, Student Government Association

Ms. Jessi Dillingham

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Vice President, Student Government Association

Mr. Brandon Harrison

ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE

National Alumni Association President

Ashland City, TN

Dr. Marissa Chandler

SUPPORT STAFF REPRESENTATIVE

Staff Senate President

Director of International Education

Ms. Carrie Harris

SUPPORT STAFF REPRESENTATIVE

Administrative Assistant 3, Finance & Administration

Dr. Brian Johnson

ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE

Interim Vice President for Strategic Planning and

Institutional Effectiveness

Mr. Ron Smithfield

BUSINESS COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE

Consultant and Former Owner of Local Manufacturing Business

Clarksville, TN

Ms. Dee Boaz