Chancellor search continues

The current phase of the chancellor search includes solidifying a list interviewing questions, deciding on how many of the 27 applicants will be interviewed and actually notifying and interviewing those approved applicants said Ralph Slaughter, Southern University System President.
The list of interview questions were comprised of questions presented by administrative, faculty, staff and students during their respective forums, in addition to questions submitted by each committee member as well, excluding Slaughter.
The President said that he wanted a broad representation on the 25-member committee that included, but not limited to, nine faculty members, representing each college on campus, three students, three staff members and community leaders.
“Community leaders like the president of the BESE board, president of Coca-Cola, who contributes a significant amount of money to Southern and president of Women’s Hospital, who hire so many of our nursing graduates.”
Slaughter said once every applicant has been notified, the interviewing process will begin. Check the website for the interview dates that are open to the public said Slaughter. These applicants, he noted, are diverse and have a depth of experience, education and skills.
The list of applicants includes: Margaret Ambrose, interim chancellor of Southern University; Ray Belton, chancellor of Southern University Shreveport; Lemuel Berry, Jr., former vice president of academic affairs at the University of New England; Christopher Brown, dean and professor for the College of Education at University of Nevada; Leroy Davis, first black mayor of Baker; Juanita Fain, vice president for planning at University of Nevada; Jerome Greene, Jr., a coordinator for graduate program in rural public policy; Christopher Jeffries, provost/vice president for academic affairs at Talladega College; Burnett Joiner, professor and senior vice president for academic affairs at Benedict College; James Kador, site director/principal of the Prescott CAN Academy in the East Baton Rouge School System; Paul Keys, professor joint tenure public administration and social work; Wynette Lee, executive in residence and visiting professor for the executive Ph.D program at Jackson State University; James Llorens, dean of graduate studies and associate professor of public administration at Southern University; Kofi Lomotey, executive vice president and provost at Fisk University; Napoleon Moses, vice president for academic affairs at Alcorn State University.
Others include Lester Newman, consultant for the board of trustees, Mississippi institutions of higher learning; Roosevelt Newson, vice president for the university program, University of North Alabama; George Penn, vice president of the PDA Consulting Group, Inc., and adjunct professor of political science, Los Angeles Southwest College; Bettye Smith, English and African American world studies’ professor at Dillard; Raife Smith, II, professor, Department of Electrical Engineering at Southern; Joseph Stevenson, founding executive director for Ayers Research Institute and executive Ph.D. program at Jackson State University.
Rita Teal, associate professor mathematics at South Carolina State University; Alvin Thornton, associate provost at Howard University; Mary Vaughn, former executive assistant to the president at Grambling State University; Gloria Weddington, professor and coordinator of the School of Education at Nevada State College; James Wingate, interim dean of the University College at Winston-Salem State University; and Larry Palmer, president and CEO of the Interim-American.
According to Slaughter, eight more names have been submitted to the committee through the Ayers Firm, the same firm that was used to do the presidential search.