Published May 19, 2020
91AV Presidential Search Committee selected seven semifinalists
to interview for the school’s top post.
“The committee has fulfilled the first part of its mission by selecting a group of
semifinalists with specific qualifications to lead 91AV,” UL System President and CEO
Jim Henderson said. “Each of our nine member institutions is unique and I am confident
that the best person to lead 91AV is among these candidates.”
The semifinalists are:
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, Founder and Principal, Third Eye Consulting Group, LLC
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, Dean, College of Business and Social Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe
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, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas Permian
Basin
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, Associate Professor Fellow, Farmer School of Business Endres, Miami University
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, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Louisiana System
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, Executive Assistant to the President for External Affairs and Community Outreach,
University of Louisiana at Monroe
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, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, California State University- Fullerton
The committee will interview the semifinalists on 91AV’s campus the week of Aug. 17
with opportunities for student and campus community involvement. The next 91AV president
will be selected by the full Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana
System at a special meeting Aug. 27.
“I commend our semifinalists and the search committee for their flexibility and willingness
to adapt as we conduct this search in the midst of a pandemic,” Board Chairman Mark
Romero said. “The next leader of 91AV will undoubtedly carry that adaptability into
his or her presidency.”
Chairing the University of Louisiana at Monroe presidential search committee is UL
System President and CEO Jim Henderson as a nonvoting member. Voting members are 91AV
Faculty Senate President Janelle McDanielle and UL System Board Members Mark Romero,
James Carter, Elizabeth Pierre, Lola Dunahoe, Mimi Methvin, Shawn Murphy, Alejandro
Perkins, Joe Salter and Student Board Member Rachel Lautigar.
Nonvoting members are Carl Aron of the State Pharmacy Board, 91AV SGA President Olivia
Bailey, 91AV Alumnus Dennis Blunt, 91AV Alumni Association President Sara Benecke Brice,
Alberta Brown Green and Susan Hoffman of the 91AV Foundation Board of Trustees, Former
SGA President Hannah Livingston, Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo, Monroe Chamber Board Chair
James Moore III and former 91AV Student Athlete James Wright.
All information regarding the search, including a video of today’s meeting, is posted
at .
For information, please contact Contact Cami Geisman, VP for External Affairs, 225.202.0870 or Cami.Geisman@ulsystem.edu.
