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| Posted 09.15.06 |
Presidential Search Committee Forming
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On May 4, 2006, Doug Bennet '59, P'87, P'94, Wesleyan's 15th president,
announced his decision that the 2006-07 academic year will be the 12th and
final year of his presidency. The Wesleyan Board of Trustees is in the
process of convening an 18-person search committee composed of alumni,
trustees, faculty, staff and students to undertake a comprehensive search to
identify and successfully recruit Bennet's successor.
The alumni and trustee members of the search committee are Kofi Appenteng
'81 and chair, Stephen Daniel '82, Jim Dresser '63, Joe Fins '82, Ellen
Jewett '81, Michael McPherson P'98, Megan Norris '83, Ted Shaw '76, Shonni
Silverberg '76, and John Usdan '80. Peter Patton, vice president and
secretary, will also serve as a member of the search committee.
In keeping with the process used in the search that resulted in Doug
Bennet's selection by the Board in 1995, the faculty will select five
members and the student body will select two members to join the search
committee.
Several other leading colleges and universities will be conducting
presidential searches this year, so to ensure that Wesleyan has its first
choice among search consultants, several trustees, staff, faculty and
students initiated a competitive process to select a search firm in July.
Consultants Jennifer Bol and Michele Haertel from Spencer Stuart will work
as search consultants to Wesleyan. They bring a combination of extensive
experience in higher education plus world-wide experience in other markets.
“Many thanks to the faculty, student and trustee leadership for enabling the
search consultant selection process to proceed so smoothly,” Appenteng says.
“We look forward to working with as many of you as possible as we take this
important next step in Wesleyan's future.”
Appenteng says it is critical to have staff on campus to support the search
process. Peter Patton, vice president and secretary of the university,
professor of earth and environmental sciences, has agreed to serve as executive secretary to the search committee.
Patton will be joined by Joan Adams, formerly the assistant to the dean of
admission and financial aid, who will serve as special assistant to the
Presidential Search Committee.
Current committee members have established a Web site to collect
confidential nominations and feedback from the community at
http://www.wesleyan.edu/presidentialsearch.
Anyone may make suggestions, comments or nominations to the search
committee.
Once the search committee membership is complete, the full search committee
will begin a more formal outreach process with the Wesleyan Community and
review the submissions. |
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