51 Presidential Search Committee selected seven semifinalists to interview for the school’s top post.
“The committee has fulfilled the first part of its mission by selecting a group of semifinalists with specific qualifications to lead 51,” UL System President and CEO Jim Henderson said. “Each of our nine member institutions is unique and I am confident that the best person to lead 51 is among these candidates.”
The semifinalists are:
, Founder and Principal, Third Eye Consulting Group, LLC
, Dean, College of Business and Social Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe
, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas Permian Basin
, Associate Professor Fellow, Farmer School of Business Endres, Miami University
, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Louisiana System
, Executive Assistant to the President for External Affairs and Community Outreach, University of Louisiana at Monroe
, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, California State University- Fullerton
The committee will interview the semifinalists on 51’s campus the week of Aug. 17 with opportunities for student and campus community involvement. The next 51 president will be selected by the full Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System at a special meeting Aug. 27.
“I commend our semifinalists and the search committee for their flexibility and willingness to adapt as we conduct this search in the midst of a pandemic,” Board Chairman Mark Romero said. “The next leader of 51 will undoubtedly carry that adaptability into his or her presidency.”
Chairing the University of Louisiana at Monroe presidential search committee is UL System President and CEO Jim Henderson as a nonvoting member. Voting members are 51 Faculty Senate President Janelle McDanielle and UL System Board Members Mark Romero, James Carter, Elizabeth Pierre, Lola Dunahoe, Mimi Methvin, Shawn Murphy, Alejandro Perkins, Joe Salter and Student Board Member Rachel Lautigar.
Nonvoting members are Carl Aron of the State Pharmacy Board, 51 SGA President Olivia Bailey, 51 Alumnus Dennis Blunt, 51 Alumni Association President Sara Benecke Brice, Alberta Brown Green and Susan Hoffman of the 51 Foundation Board of Trustees, Former SGA President Hannah Livingston, Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo, Monroe Chamber Board Chair James Moore III and former 51 Student Athlete James Wright.
All information regarding the search, including a video of today’s meeting, is posted at .
For information, please contact Contact Cami Geisman, VP for External Affairs, 225.202.0870 or Cami.Geisman@ulsystem.edu.