Final 4 named in university presidential search
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Thursday, April 18th, 2019 at 1:58 PM
Edinboro University has announced the final four in contention for the vacancy of university president. Here are the candidates, all set to make on-campus visits. This list comes courtesy of Edinboro.edu.
Dione Dorsey Somerville, ED.D., Vice President for Student Affairs, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, April 22
James C. Conwell, Ph.D., P.E., President, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2013-2018), April 23
Peter C. Fackler, MBA, Interim President, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, April 24
Guiyou Huang, Ph.D., Chancellor, Louisiana State University of Alexandria, April 29
The initial pool of candidates was 60 individuals. Public forums will be held at 4 p.m. on their campus visit days (listed after each candidate).
They are looking to fill the position following the resignation of Dr. H. Fred Walker. Currently, the interim president is Dr. Michael Hannan.
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