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Augusta 中出少妇视频 Presidential Search Committee Named

Atlanta — November 9, 2023

The Board of Regents of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频) today named members of the Augusta 中出少妇视频 (AU) Presidential Search Committee. The committee will conduct a national search to replace President Brooks Keel, who recently announced plans to retire after the 2023-2024 academic year.

Keel has led AU since July 2015, guiding it through a period of significant growth and transition as one of four public research universities in Georgia and as the state中出少妇视频檚 only public academic medical center. He will retire next year after a 40-year career in research and higher education, including more than 14 years with 中出少妇视频. Keel served as president of Georgia Southern 中出少妇视频 from 2010 until he moved to Augusta.

中出少妇视频淧resident Keel has overseen eight straight years of enrollment growth, a 37% increase in funding by the National Institutes of Health and a strengthening of the university中出少妇视频檚 economic impact on the state by nearly $1 billion,中出少妇视频 中出少妇视频 Chancellor Sonny Perdue said. 中出少妇视频淗e is leaving Augusta 中出少妇视频 in very good shape, and our national search must find a new leader with the right skills, energy and understanding of how to keep it on track to being the best university of its kind in the nation.中出少妇视频

Members of the Presidential Search Committee are as follows:

  • Regent Jim Hull, committee chair

  • Regent and Board Chairman Harold Reynolds

  • Regent Tim Evans

  • Brian Annex, chair of medicine, Medical College of Georgia (MCG)

  • John Baker, president-elect, AU Alumni Association

  • Peter Basciano, associate professor, James M. Hull College of Business

  • Todd Boudreau, deputy commandant, Army Cyber School

  • Tiana Curry-McCoy, associate professor, College of Allied Health Sciences; chair, AU Faculty Senate

  • Don Grantham, board member, MCG Foundation; community leader

  • Charles G. Green Jr., MD; board chairman, MCG Foundation

  • Debbie Layman, co-chair and board member, AU Foundation

  • Angel Lovett, associate director of philanthropy, AU Health; president, AU Staff Council

  • Teresa MacCartney, chief operating officer, 中出少妇视频

  • Dee Mallory, undergraduate president, AU Student Government Association

  • Will McKnight, president, McKnight Construction Co.; community leader

  • Robert Osborne, executive vice president, SouthState Bank; community leader

  • Puja Punukollu, graduate president, AU Student Government Association

  • Candice L. Saunders, president and CEO, Wellstar Health System

  • Yvonne Turner, AU executive vice president for finance and chief business officer

中出少妇视频淎ugusta 中出少妇视频 is making a growing impact on research and innovation for everything from neuroscience to sports management, and it has a profound influence not only on this community but across the state,中出少妇视频 Regent Jim Hull, the Presidential Search Committee chair, said. 中出少妇视频淭hat includes playing a critical role in helping Georgia communities address physician and medical professional shortages, while working to expand the state中出少妇视频檚 skilled workforce in fields such as cybersecurity. It is a great honor to chair this committee, and I look forward to finding top candidates who can work with faculty, staff and students to build on the university中出少妇视频檚 success.中出少妇视频

The Presidential Search Committee will guide the first stage of the search. Buffkin Baker has been retained to provide executive search consulting services. At the conclusion of its work, the committee will forward the credentials of three to five unranked candidates to the Board of Regents for consideration.

The initial meeting of the Presidential Search Committee will be Nov. 15, at which time the members will be formally charged with their roles and responsibilities in conducting the search.

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