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April 22, 2011

From:   Robert F. Cioffi, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
 
To:       UVM Community
 
Re:       Presidential Search Committee 
I am pleased to announce that earlier today the Executive Committee of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees approved the appointment of the Presidential Search Committee.  Previously, the Board appointed me to serve as chair and Dr. Patricia Prelock, Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders as Vice Chair of the Presidential Search Committee.
 
A Faculty Panel elected per the University Manual (Section 202.3.3) met earlier this week and selected four representatives to the search committee. The Staff Council, the Student Government Association, Graduate Student Senate, and the Alumni Association have provided excellent nominations from which I selected search committee members to recommend to the Board. I appreciate the many other worthy suggestions and nominations I have received. In keeping with the guidelines set forth in the University Manual, I identified additional search committee members from across the campus, as well as other members of the Board of Trustees. Below is a list of the members of the Presidential Search Committee.
 
The Presidential Search Committee will meet for the first time on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Marsh Lounge, Billings Library.  The meeting agenda as well as material for the meeting is available on the Presidential Search Committee website.  Minutes of this meeting and future agendas and minutes will also be posted on this site.
 
I appreciate the willingness of these individuals to serve on the Search Committee and look forward to working with them through a process that promises to be both rewarding and important for the entire University.
 
I would like to once again encourage all who have perspectives about the future leadership of UVM to share their views at: Invitation to Comment. In addition, there will be several open forums scheduled in upcoming weeks, which will be announced soon.

CC:      UVM Board of Trustees


     

Presidential Search Committee

Robert F. Cioffi, UVM ‘90
Chairperson
Presidential Search Committee

University of Vermont Board of Trustees, Chair
Elizabeth Pope, UVM ‘13
Graduate Student, Ph.D. Candidate in Animal,
Nutrition and Food Sciences
S. Abu Rizvi, Ph.D.
Dean of the Honors College
Professor of Economics

Patricia H. Prelock, Ph.D.
Vice Chairperson

Presidential Search Committee

Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
Russell Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
Senior Associate Dean for Research
   and Academic Affairs
College of Medicine

David S. Barrington, Ph.D.
Professor of Plant Biology
Interim Chairperson Department of Plant Biology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Jeffrey L. Schulman, UVM ‘89
Senior Associate Athletic Director
Bill Botzow
University of Vermont Board of Trustees
Donna Sweaney
University of Vermont Board of Trustees

Richard Bundy, III
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
President and CEO University of Vermont Foundation

Janet Terp, UVM ‘80
Alumni Council Representative
Beverly Y. Colston
Director of the ALANA Student Center
Judith Van Houten, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology
College of Arts and Sciences

Thomas J. Gustafson, Ed.D., UVM G’91
Vice President for Student and Campus Life
William B. Vitagliano, UVM ‘12
Undergraduate Student, Psychology Major

Deborah Hunter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Integrated Professional Studies
Interim Chairperson, Department of
Integrated Professional Studies
College of Education and Social Services

Susan Wertheimer, UVM ‘76
Senior Associate Director of Admissions
Deborah H. McAneny, UVM ‘81
University of Vermont Board of Trustees
Alternate Committee Member
 
Samuel E. Bain, UVM ‘68
University of Vermont Board of Trustees
 
Mark Phillippe, MD, MHCM
John Van Sicklen Maeck Professor of Obstetrics,
Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Chairperson, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology &
Reproductive Sciences
College of Medicine
Search Committee Staff
 
Gary L. Derr, Ed.D., UVM G’02
Vice President for Executive Operations
 
Laura D. Smith
Administrative Assistant to the
Vice President for Executive Operations







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Robert F. Cioffi, UVM ‘90
Chairman
University of Vermont
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