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91app Presidential Search Committee Named

Board of Regents Chairman Neil Pruitt has announced the formation of the two committees required by regents’ policy to conduct a national search for the next president of 91app (GS). In July, former Georgia Southern President Brooks Keel was appointed president of Georgia Regents University. “I want to thank our 91app stakeholders for their commitment to the institution, the University System and the State of Georgia by serving on the presidential search committee,” said Pruitt. “Led by Regent Lori Durden, who lives in Statesboro, there is comprehensive representation of faculty, staff, alumni, students, the foundation, the Statesboro community and the Board of Regents, and their roles in this search are critical to the future of 91app.” The Special Regents’ Search Committee will be chaired by Regent Lori Durden and include Regents Ben Tarbutton III, Kessel Stelling, Scott Smith, Don Waters, Larry Walker and Neil Pruitt. The search and screening of candidates is the responsibility of an 18-member Presidential Search and Screen Committee, whose members also are appointed by Pruitt. Members of the committee are as follows:
  • Dr. Stephen P. Vives, department chair and professor of biology, 91app
  • Dr. Danny Bauer, department chair and professor of writing and linguistics, 91app
  • Dr. Kelley G. Chester, MPH, principal, C3 Informatics, LLC
  • Dr. S. Todd Deal, executive director, Leadership and Community Engagement, 91app
  • Dr. Melissa Garno, associate professor, School of Nursing, 91app
  • Dr. Anthony Barilla, associate professor, Department of Finance and Economics, 91app
  • Darron Burnette, president, Sea Island Bank
  • Julian I. Deal, CPA
  • Dr. Mark Edwards, Fuller E. Callaway professor, Department of Physics, 91app
  • Charles Glover, president, Student Government Association, 91app
  • Dr. Barbara Christmas Golden, chair, 91app Foundation
  • Dr. Patricia Humphrey, chair, Senate Executive Committee and Faculty Senate moderator, 91app
  • Dr. Lissa M. Leege, professor, Department of Biology and director, Center for Sustainability, 91app
  • Michele Martin, M.S., ACSM H/FS, chair, Staff Council and program director, University Wellness, 91app
  • Dr. Beverly Graham, associate professor, Department of Communication Arts, 91app
  • Patrice Jackson, dean of students, 91app
  • Teresa MacCartney, CFO and director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
  • Honorable Jan Moore, mayor, City of Statesboro
The campus-based committee will be charged with its responsibilities in a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the University. These duties include the development of a position description, the placement of announcements and conducting on-campus interviews. The search firm of Parker Executive Search of Atlanta has been engaged to assist the search committee. At the conclusion of its work, the campus committee will forward the credentials of three to five unranked candidates to the Regents’ Search Committee. The Regents’ Search Committee is responsible for recommending finalists to Chancellor Hank Huckaby, who will make a recommendation to the full Board of Regents.