ULM SEARCH COMMITTEE ADVANCES SEVEN SEMIFINALISTS

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The University of Louisiana Monroe Presidential Search Committee selected seven semifinalists to interview for the school’s top post.

“The committee has fulfilled the first part of its mission by selecting a group of semifinalists with specific qualifications to lead ULM,” UL System President and CEO Jim Henderson said. “Each of our nine member institutions is unique and I am confident that the best person to lead ULM is among these candidates.”

The semifinalists are:

  • Katrice Albert, Executive Vice President, S2A Solutions
  • Ronald Berry, Dean, College of Business and Social Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • Daniel Heimmermann, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas Permian Basin
  • Timothy Holcomb, Associate Professor Fellow, Farmer School of Business Endres, Miami University
  • Jeannine Kahn, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Louisiana System
  • Julia Letlow, Executive Assistant to the President for External Affairs and Community Outreach, University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • Sheri McMahan, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, California State University- Fullerton

The committee will interview the semifinalists on ULM’s campus the week of Aug. 17 with opportunities for student and campus community involvement. The next ULM president will be selected by the full Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System at a special meeting Aug. 27.

“I commend our semifinalists and the search committee for their flexibility and willingness to adapt as we conduct this search in the midst of a pandemic,” Board Chairman Mark Romero said. “The next leader of ULM will undoubtedly carry that adaptability into his or her presidency.”

Chairing the University of Louisiana at Monroe presidential search committee is UL System President and CEO Jim Henderson as a nonvoting member. Voting members are ULM Faculty Senate President Janelle McDaniel and UL System Board Members Mark Romero, James Carter, Elizabeth Pierre, Lola Dunahoe, Mimi Methvin, Shawn Murphy, Alejandro Perkins, Joe Salter and Student Board Member Rachel Lautigar.

Nonvoting members are Carl Aron of the State Pharmacy Board, ULM SGA President Olivia Bailey, ULM Alumnus Dennis Blunt, ULM Alumni Association President Sara Benecke Brice, Alberta Brown Green and Susan Hoffmann of the ULM Foundation Board of Trustees, Former SGA President Hannah Livingston, Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo, Monroe Chamber Board Chair James Moore III and former ULM Student Athlete James Wright.

All information regarding the search, including a video of today’s meeting, is posted at ULSystem.edu/ULMsearch.