For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 29, 2002
National Search Begins for SDSMT President
PIERRE
– The South Dakota Board of Regents has begun a national search to find a new
president for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City.
“We
expect to recruit a person who is a national leader in higher education administration,”
said Regent Pat Lebrun, who chairs the search. “We plan to begin reviewing
credentials by the middle of November, and hope to have the search completed so that a new
president is ready to take office next July 1.” The Regents’ search committee,
along with a Campus Advisory Committee, met this week to review the president’s
qualifications. That information will be featured in advertisements and related
information used in the search process.
The
new president will succeed Richard Gowen, who retires next year after 14 years at the helm
of SDSMT. The institution serves about 2,400 campus-based students, with a budget of about
$33.1 million. It offers graduate and undergraduate programs in various engineering
disciplines, mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, geology, and
interdisciplinary sciences.
“We
are looking for a creative and energetic leader who will focus on the three vital
functions in American higher education—instruction, research, and public service,”
Lebrun said. “The Regents are seeking outstanding candidates who will provide a
vision of academic excellence, are accepting of change in meeting institutional needs, and
will work to secure external sources for the university’s operating and capital
needs.”
Lebrun
said a qualified candidate would also have organizational leadership experience, the
ability to work with many groups within the university and community, and be an effective
communicator and system collaborator.
Applications
will be accepted until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a letter of
interest, a current resume, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of at least five
references to Regent Pat Lebrun, Search Committee Chair, South Dakota Board of Regents,
306 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 200, Pierre, SD 57501-2545. Candidates with questions about
the process may contact Regents’ Executive Director Robert T. Tad Perry at (605)
773-3455 or George R. Johnson Jr., Academic Search Consultation Service, at (202)
332-4049.
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