LAS VEGAS -- A committee of the Nevada Board of Regents today selected five finalists for consideration as the next president of Nevada State College.

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

·   Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo, provost/vice president for academic affairs, The University of Texas Pan American (Edinburg, Texas)

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

·   Dr. Steven N. Garcia, vice president, administration and chief financial officer, California State University, (Los Angeles, California)

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

·   Dr. Ephraim P. Smith, vice president, academic affairs, California State University (Fullerton, California)

 
“I was extremely pleased by the quality of the candidates and their interest in Nevada State College,” said Alden. “It has been extremely rewarding working with the advisory committee and my four fellow regents during this critical search for a new president.”
 
The finalists will be interviewed Dec. 8 and will conduct campus visits on Dec.13-14, as well as meet with Regents, 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 discuss the references of the 10 candidates who were presented by Alberto Pimentel, a vice president with the educational search consultancy A.T. Kearney, Inc.
 
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.