Appointments to the Presidential Search and Screen committee were made by the chair of the Board of Trustees, the Student Government Association (SGA), Staff Council, Faculty Senate, Alumni Council, and the USI Foundation. The appointments were approved by the trustees at the May Board of Trustees meeting.  The search committee is charged with recommending to the trustees, no later than March 1, 2009, an unranked list of no more than five individuals who, in the committee’s judgment, are well qualified to lead USI as its next president. USI President H. Ray Hoops has announced his retirement on June 30, 2009.

John Dunn, chair of the USI Board of Trustees, will chair the 19-member committee. Other trustees on the search committee are W. Harold Calloway, Jamie L. Johnson ’09, Jeffrey L. Knight, Amy MacDonell, and Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.

Raul J. Ramirez ’09 is the full-time student on the committee, selected by the SGA, David O’Grady, library assistant, is the support staff member selected by the Staff Council, and Mohammed Khayum, dean of the College of Business, is the senior administrator selected by the chair of the Board of Trustees. 

Faculty Senate chose five faculty members, one from each college. They are Peter S. Cashel-Cordo, Business; Charles L. Price, Education and Human Services; J. Wayne Rinks, Liberal Arts; Kathy V. Rodgers, Science and Engineering; and Mayola Rowser ’95 M ’99, Nursing and Health Professions. Linda L. Cleek ’82 is the Extended Services representative, recommended by the dean of Extended Services. Bix Branson is the USI Foundation Board of Directors appointee. Dunn also appointed Bruce H. Baker and Chris D. Melton ’72 as community representatives. Jessica A. McCarthy ‘00 is the alumni representative.