June 9, 2010

The UNT System Board of Regents selected a 23-member Presidential Search Advisory Committee to ensure a broadly representative group of university and community stakeholders in UNT’s search for a new president. The committee includes undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff members, administrators, alumni and Denton and other community leaders.
Members were nominated by the UNT Faculty Senate, Staff Council, Student Government Association and Graduate Student Council, as well as the UNT Alumni Association, UNT Foundation and Denton Chamber of Commerce.
The search advisory committee, led by UNT alumnus and former UNT System Board of Regents chair John Robert “Bobby” Ray (’69), began meeting in May and will work with a search firm to identify candidates and encourage them to apply.
The other Presidential Search Advisory Committee members include:
UNT System Board of Regents Members

  • Jack Wall (’64), former member of the UNT Foundation board, rancher and investor, and former partner and senior vice president of J.C. Bradford/UBS Paine Webber of Dallas
  • Steve Mitchell (’85, '85 M.S.), City of Richardson city councilmember and lead business systems analyst for Thompson Reuters

UNT Faculty Members

  • Beverly Bower, Don Buchholz endowed chair and professor of counseling and higher education (College of Education)
  • Richard Fossey, professor of teacher education and administration (College of Education)
  • Timothy Jackson, professor of music (College of Music)
  • Michael McPherson, associate professor of economics (College of Arts and Sciences) and former Faculty Senate chairman
  • Keith Owens, associate professor of design (College of Visual Arts and Design)
  • Victor Prybutok, Regents Professor of information technology and decision sciences (College of Business)

Academic Deans

  • Michael Monticino, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Costas Tsatsoulis, dean of the College of Engineering

Students

  • Mercedes Fulbright, Student Government Association vice president
  • Mariya Gavrilova, Graduate Student Council member

Staff Members and Administrators

  • Lisa Baronio, UNT vice president of advancement
  • Jim Coffey ('93), UNT Police Department captain and former Staff Council chairman
  • Rosemary Haggett, UNT System vice chancellor for academic affairs

UNT Foundation Representative

  • Ken Newman (’66) of Denton, UNT Foundation Board chairman and retired chairman and CEO of Horizon Health Corp.

UNT Alumni Association Representative

  • Ben Joyner (’74, ’76 M.B.A.) of Denton, senior vice president of Meridian Bank Texas

Denton Community and Other Civic Leaders

  • Mark Burroughs of Denton, City of Denton mayor
  • Stan Morton of Denton, president of Presbyterian Hospital and past Denton Chamber of Commerce chairman
  • Randy Robinson (’06) of Denton, president of Access 1st Capital Bank and past Denton Chamber of Commerce chairman
  • Rhys Best (’69) of Dallas, managing director of SEREN Management LLC
  • Victor Rodriguez (’55, ’62 M.S.) of San Antonio, retired superintendent for San Antonio Independent School District

Together they will review credentials, conduct interviews and make recommendations of highly qualified candidates to the chancellor and the Board of Regents in time for the board’s regular meeting in February 2011. An appointment is expected before the 2011-12 academic year.