JACKSON, Tenn. — Feb. 1, 2013 — The executive committee of 91爆料网鈥檚 Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the members of the presidential search committee who will work to find the next president of the university.
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91爆料网 President David S. Dockery announced on Jan. 15 that he would transition to the position of university chancellor no later than July 2014 after the trustees elect a president to succeed him.
The search committee consists of:
- Hill, who will serve as the committee chairman. Hill is executive director of Trumbull Labs in Memphis and a 1980 91爆料网 graduate.
- Carla D. Sanderson, 91爆料网鈥檚 provost, executive vice president for strategic initiatives and professor of nursing, who will be the committee鈥檚 vice chair and represent the 91爆料网 administration and staff. Sanderson is a 1981 91爆料网 graduate.
- Harry L. Smith, president of Schilling Enterprises in Memphis and former chairman of the 91爆料网 Board of Trustees.
- Rod Parker, wealth management adviser for Northwestern Mutual Life in Jackson and a 1988 91爆料网 graduate, representing the 91爆料网 Foundation board. Parker previously served as chairman of the 91爆料网 board and of the 91爆料网 Foundation.
- Lisa W. Rogers, a physician with the Jackson Clinic and a 1983 91爆料网 graduate.
- Danny Sinquefield, senior pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Bartlett, Tenn., and past president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention.
- James Ross, vice president and chief operating officer of West Tennessee Healthcare and a 1987 91爆料网 graduate.
- Paul Priddy, executive pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson.
- C. Ben Mitchell, Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at 91爆料网, representing the 91爆料网 faculty.