Chancellor Search Committee Named

NC State’s Board of Trustees approved a 18-member search committee to help identify a new chancellor for the university. Chaired by trustee Bob Jordan, the committee includes a diverse group of trustees, faculty, staff, students and alumni.

The committee began meeting this week and is expected to continue work throughout the summer and into the fall 2009 semester. Much of its work will take place in closed session. Its recommendations will be considered by University of North Carolina President Erskine Bowles and the UNC Board of Governors.

The chancellor search committee members are:

Trustees
Bob Jordan, Chair; Jack L. Cozort, Vice Chair; S. Lawrence Davenport, Ex Officio; Benjamin P. Jenkins III; Gayle S. Lanier; Barbara H. Mulkey; Steve F. Warren and Cassius S. Williams

Faculty
Meredith J. Davis, Dr. Todd R. Klaenhammer and Dr. Margery F. Overton

Academic Administrative
Dean Daniel L. Solomon

Staff
Steve A. Carlton

Students
Jim W. Ceresnak and Ali Kefeli

Alumni
Ken M. Atkins, A. Lynn Daniel and Wendell H. Murphy