Consultant to provide assistance as SOSU search proceeds
April 27, 2007
As the process of selecting a new president at Southeastern Oklahoma State University continues, the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) Board of Regents is seeking the advice of a consultant.
“We have contacted a nationally-known consultant who specializes in recruiting higher education CEOs,’’ said Regent Ann Holloway, chair of the SOSU Presidential Search Committee. “As we work out the details of the contract with the consultant, we will release additional information as to his role in the process. We believe that the consultant’s expertise and counsel will be of great benefit to us. We will also be contacting the original (22-member) Southeastern Presidential Search Advisory Committee to once again seek their input. While the search has now taken a different direction, the regents still have the same end result in mind, that being to hire the very best person to lead Southeastern into a very bright future.’’ Earlier this month, RUSO named two finalists for the position. However, at a special board meeting on April 14, the regents were unable to reach a consensus and then decided to continue the process.
During the initial phase of the process in January, the SOSU Presidential Search Advisory Committee was formed to review applications and provide input to the regents. The advisory committee is comprised of regents, SOSU administrators, faculty, staff, students, and community members.
RUSO is seeking a replacement for Dr. Glen D. Johnson, who served as Southeastern president for the past 9 ½ years. Johnson assumed his new duties as the Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System for Higher Education on Jan. 17, 2007. Dr. Jesse Snowden is currently serving as Interim President at Southeastern.
The nine-member RUSO board governs the following regional institutions: Southeastern Oklahoma State University, East Central University, Northeastern State University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and the University of Central Oklahoma.
