LAS VEGAS -- A joint committee of the Nevada Board of Regents and an institutional advisory committee today selected the final two candidates for consideration as the next president of Nevada State College.

The Nevada State College Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Regent Mark Alden of Las Vegas, announced the selection of the following two candidates:

·   Dr. Andrew R. Bodman, provost and vice president for academic affairs, Western Washington University (Bellingham, Washington)

·   Dr. Fred J. Maryanski, interim provost and executive vice president, academic affairs, University of Connecticut (Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut)

 
“I am looking forward to inviting the final two candidates for campus visits next week,” said Alden. “The committee was impressed by the qualifications of both Dr. Bodman and Dr. Maryanksi and I am confident that we have selected two impressive candidates for the position.”
 
The finalists will conduct campus visits on Dec.13-14, as well as meet with regents, the chancellor, faculty, students, and NSC foundation members. The committee plans to deliberate on Dec. 15 to make their final recommendation to take before the full Board of Regents at a later date.
 
The 17-member joint committee, which consists of a five-member Regents’ committee and a 12-member institutional advisory committee, met today to interview the five finalists.
 
In addition to Alden, members of the Board committee include Regents Jill Derby, Thalia Dondero, Linda Howard, and Jack Lund Schofield.
 
The Nevada Board of Regents is the elected, 13-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 environmental 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 more than 100,000 students.