Chancellor Harvey Perlman has named a 22-member committee to guide the search for UNL's next Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Ronnie D. Green, IANR Harlan Vice Chancellor, will chair the group.
"My goal was to select an accomplished group of individuals with diverse experiences who represent the entire university community," Perlman said. "I believe this was accomplished."
Paul Chou of the national search firm Korn Ferry was hired to assist with the search process. Chou will be on campus Nov. 24 to meet with the search committee, academic deans, vice chancellors, SVCAA associate vice chancellors and the faculty senate executive committee.
In addition to Green, the committee includes:
Carolyn Barber, professor, Glenn Korff School of Music, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
Eric Berger, associate professor, College of Law
Don Becker, Bessey Professor of biochemistry, Director of the Redox Biology Center
Nancy Busch, Dean of Libraries
Ann Chang, associate professor of practice, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
Aaron Dominguez, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Matt Dwyer, Chair and Leonard A. Lovell Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Kate Engel, UAAD President
Erika Franta, Graduate student, College of Education and Human Sciences
Sheri Fritz, George Holmes University Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Samuel Nelson, assistant professor of practice, College of Business Administration
Ken Nickerson, professor of biological sciences (and Faculty Senate president)
Lance Perez, Dean of Graduate Studies
Donde Ashmos Plowman, James Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean of the College of Business Administration
Mathias Schubert, professor, Electrical Engineering
Sue Sheridan, George Holmes University Professor of educational psychology, College of Education and Human Sciences
Jeffrey Story, Undergraduate student, College of Business Administration
Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, Cather Professor of political science
Bryan Wang, assistant professor, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Tim Wei, McNeel Professor and dean of the College of Engineering
Amber Williams, director of admissions and associate dean of enrollment management
The recruitment phase will continue into early next year, Perlman said. Nominations for the position can be submitted to Chou at unl-svcaa@kornferry.com