ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ of West Georgia Presidential Search Committee Named
Atlanta — September 26, 2012
Board of Regents Chairman Ben Tarbutton III has announced the formation of the two committees required by regentsÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ™ policy to conduct a national search to replace ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ of West Georgia (UWG) President Beheruz Sethna, who will retire on June 30, 2013.
The Special RegentsÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ™ Search Committee will be chaired by Regent Ken Bernard Jr. and include Regents Larry Ellis, Neil Pruitt Jr. and Willis Potts. Tarbutton will serve as an ex-officio member of this committee.
The search and screening of candidates is the responsibility of an 18-member Presidential Search and Screen Committee, whose members also are appointed by Tarbutton. Members of the Presidential Search and Screen Committee are as follows:
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Dr. Donadrian Rice, professor of psychology and chair of the campus search committee
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Dr. Ron Best, professor of finance
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Dr. Jill Drake, professor of early learning and childhood education
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Dr. Kathryn Grams, dean and professor, School of Nursing
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Chris Huff, associate dean of libraries
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Dr. Jeff Johnson, associate professor of education and chair of the faculty senate
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Dr. Will Lloyd, associate professor of computer science
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Dr. Salvadore Peralta, professor of political science
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Clint Samples, associate professor of art
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Erin Brannon, chair of the UWG staff advisory council
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Carlos Ruiz, assistant director of facilities
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Dana Jones, UWG student government association
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Rob Dial, president of the UWG alumni association
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ H.B. Lipham, III, Metro Bank, president of the UWG foundation board
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Ben Butler, CEO of Carrollton Orthopedic
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Cynthia Denney, Realty Broker
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ Ray Fulford, founder, Ra-lin Construction Co.
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ R. Cade Parian, attorney, Smith Conerly LLP
The campus-based committee will be charged with its responsibilities in a meeting scheduled for Friday, October 5 at the ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ. These duties include the development of a position description, the placement of announcements in national media and conducting on-campus interviews. The executive search firm of Parker Executive Search, Atlanta, has been engaged to assist the search committee.
At the conclusion of its work, the campus committee will forward the credentials of three to five unranked candidates to the RegentsÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ™ Search Committee. The RegentsÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ™ Search Committee is responsible for recommending finalists to Chancellor Hank Huckaby, who will make a recommendation to the full Board of Regents.
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