July 30, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Suzanne Ernst (702) 889-8426

Regents' Committee Names Romesburg as Top Candidate for Nevada State College Presidency

LAS VEGAS - A Nevada Board of Regents' committee voted unanimously to select Dr. Kerry Dean Romesburg as its choice for the next president of Nevada State College.

"After careful and thoughtful consideration by all members of the committee, I am pleased to announce Dr. Romesburg as our choice for the next president of Nevada State College," said Regent Mark Alden, chair of the Regents' ad hoc Nevada State College Presidential Search Committee. "Dr. Romesburg has the exact combination of experience, enthusiasm, and foresight needed to take the helm of the state college, and we are pleased to bring his nomination before the entire Board of Regents for approval at our August meeting."

Dr. Romesburg and his family will meet with NSC faculty and staff and with community members on August 12. The full Board of Regents will vote on whether to approve Dr. Romesburg as the college's next president at its August 15 - 16 meeting.

Currently the president of Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah, Dr. Romesburg previously served as executive director of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation. He holds a Ph.D. in higher education administration and both an M.A. and a B.A. in mathematics/education, all from Arizona State University.

"A presidential search is always a challenging and insightful process that introduces us to extremely qualified and talented individuals," Chair Alden said.

The joint committee, consisting of a five-member Regents' committee and a 21-member institutional advisory committee, met yesterday and today to interview five candidates for this position. The entire committee met on July 11 to review a list of 11 candidates presented by Dr. Jean Dowdall, a search consultant for A.T. Kearney, Inc. At that time, the committee selected the semi-finalists to bring before the committee for interviews.

In addition to Alden, members of the Board committee include Regents Jill Derby, Thalia Dondero, Dorothy Gallagher, and Douglas Seastrand

Nevada State College is the newest public, four-year, baccalaureate degree offering college in Nevada, with a faculty focused on teaching as opposed to research. The core curriculum will be aimed at meeting current critical shortages of qualified teachers and nurses in Nevada, as well as offering a strong liberal arts program.

The Nevada Board of Regents is the elected, 11-member governing body for the University and Community College System of Nevada. Comprising two doctoral granting universities, a state college, four comprehensive community colleges and one internationally acclaimed research institute, the UCCSN serves the educational and job training needs of the nation's fastest growing state. As Nevada's only system of higher education, the UCCSN provides educational opportunities to nearly 100,000 students.

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