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 Board of Trustees to interview candidates Nov. 8-9 Nov. 4, 2010 – The Board of Trustees of Arkansas State University will interview three candidates for president during a series of meetings Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 8-9, according to Mrs. Florine Tousant Milligan of Forrest City, Board chair and Presidential Search Advisory Committee chair. The interviews will be conducted at Cooper Alumni Center, 2600 Alumni Blvd., on the ASU-Jonesboro campus. The format for each candidate’s visit is identical. Each candidate will be interviewed by the 15-member Presidential Search Advisory Committee and members of the Board of Trustees during a 30-minute session that will be open to the public. Afterward, the Board of Trustees will retire into executive session with each candidate for further discussion. The candidates and the starting times for their interviews are: -- Dr. Richard J. Federinko of Dadeville, Ala., senior vice chancellor at Troy University, 1:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8. -- Dr. William B. Richardson Jr. of Baton Rouge, La., chancellor of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, and Chalkley Family Endowed Chair, 3:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8.-- Dr. Charles L. (Chuck) Welch of Arkadelphia, president of Henderson State University, 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9. Dr. Robert L. Potts, who came to ASU-Jonesboro as chancellor in November 2006, was selected by the Board to serve as interim president beginning on July 1. His appointment followed the resignation of Dr. Les Wyatt, who had served as president for 15 years. The ASU Presidential Search website, http://presidentialsearch.asusystem.edu, includes a description of the ASU System, the position announcement, and a list of qualifications and characteristics desired in the new president. By Tom Moore [+] add comment |