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Nevada System of Higher Education
5550 W. Flamingo Rd., Suite C-1
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Tel: (702) 889-8426
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2006
Contact:
John Kuhlman
(702) 889-8426 /
John_Kuhlman@nshe.nevada.edu
Search Firm Selected for UNR Presidential Search
RENO – After hearing presentations from four national executive search
firms today, the ad hoc UNR Presidential Search Committee selected A.T. Kearney
to lead the efforts to find a new president for the state’s only land
grant university.
A.T. Kearney will be paid up to $90,000 to conduct the search to find a
replacement for Dr. John Lilley who, after serving as president for the past
four years, left the university for the presidency at Baylor University in
Texas. The search firm will also receive up to $25,000 to cover expenses
involved with the search. Payment terms are one-third initial deposit;
one-third after finalists are brought to the search committee; and the balance
upon successful completion of the search.
Other firms competing for the contract were Academic Search Consultation
Services, Baker Parker Inc., and Korn/Ferry International.
The committee will reconvene on Feb. 3 to discuss the timeline for the search
process.
Committee members include:
Regents’ ad hoc UNR Presidential Search Committee
Dr. Stavros S. Anthony, Committee Chair
Dr. Jill Derby
Thalia M. Dondero
Douglas Roman Hill
Howard Rosenberg
James Dean Leavitt (first alternate)
Michael B. Wixom
(second alternate)
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UNR Presidential Search Institutional Advisory Committee
Faculty Representatives
Dr. Stacy Burton, English Department
Dr. William Follette, Psychology Department
Greg Gardella, Teaching and Learning Technologies
Dr. Guy Hoelzer, Biology Department
Mary P. Wilson, Cooperative Extension-Southern Area
Administrative Representatives
Melody Bayfield, Director, Parking and Transportation Services
Dr. Shannon Ellis, Vice President, Student Services
Dr. John McDonald, Dean, School of Medicine
Undergraduate Student Representative
Jeff Champagne, ASUN President
Graduate Student Representative
Ed Johnson, President of the Graduate Student Association
Classified/Technical Staff Representative
Bill Oberding, Savitt Medical Library and IT Department
Affirmative Action Officer
Dr. John Burnett
Alumnus
Verita Black Prothrow
Community Representatives
Patty Wade-Snyder, Chair
Paul Bible
Hank Combs
Mary Conelly
Bob Davidson
Tom Hall
Dr. Ronald Kline
Warren Lerude, Reynolds School of Journalism
Mary-Ellen McMullen
Dr. Richard Morgan, Boyd School of Law
Richard Perry
Harvey Whittemore
Both committees will work together throughout the process with a recommendation
from the Institutional Advisory Committee to the Regents' committee. The
Regents' committee then votes on a recommendation to present to the full Board
for final approval.
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Dr. Joseph Crowley, who previously served as UNR president for nearly 23 years,
was selected by the Board of Regents serve as interim president until the
search is completed.
The Nevada System of Higher Education, comprised of two doctoral-granting
universities, a state college, four comprehensive community colleges and one
environmental research institute, serves the educational and job training needs
of the nation’s fastest growing state. As Nevada’s only system of
higher education, the NSHE provides educational opportunities to more than
100,000 students and is governed by the Nevada Board of Regents.
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