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Committee
Named for UT Pan American Presidential Search
AUSTIN - The
appointment of an 18-member Presidential Search Advisory Committee
to advise the University of Texas System Board of Regents on the
selection of a president for U.T. Pan American was announced Oct.
29 by Charles Miller, chairman of the board.
The committee will make recommendations on possible successors to
President Miguel Nevárez, who announced his retirement from
the presidency on August 22 after serving the institution for the
past 32 years. The committee will be asked to present the names
of five to 10 candidates, unranked, to the board, which will make
the final decision. The search process will begin immediately with
advertisements for the position placed in national publications
so the committee can carry out its search as expeditiously as possible.
"The Board of Regents will look to the advisory committee for
assistance in conducting a national search for this important leadership
position," Miller said. "The appointment of campus presidents
is one of the board's most important responsibilities, and we look
forward to a thorough, thoughtful, and inclusive search process.
The advisory committee includes outstanding representatives of campus
constituencies and the university's external community, as well
as distinguished members from within the U.T. System, and I am grateful
to everyone who has agreed to serve."
The committee membership was formed in accordance with the Board
of Regents' rules, which include a provision for representation
on such committees by various constituencies of a university.
The committee will be chaired by Dr. Teresa A. Sullivan, executive
vice chancellor for academic affairs for the U.T. System. Chancellor
Mark G. Yudof will also serve on the committee.
Representing the Board of Regents on the committee will be H. Scott
Caven, Jr. of Houston and Robert Estrada of Dallas.
Representing presidents of other U.T. System institutions are Dr.
Ricardo Romo, president of U.T. San Antonio, and Dr. David Watts,
president of U.T. Permian Basin.
The UTPA faculty representatives, as selected by the Faculty Senate,
are Dr. Wendy James-Aldridge, associate professor of psychology
and anthropology; Dr. Ala Qubbaj, assistant professor of mechanical
engineering; and Dr. Teofilo Ozuna, associate professor of economics
and finance.
Dr. Rodolfo Rocha, dean of the UTPA College of Arts and Humanities,
was selected for the committee by the UTPA Deans' Council.
Representing the UTPA staff, as selected by the campus Staff Senate,
is Arturo Ramos, assistant director of the Learning Assistance Center.
Maha Maglinao, a junior biology and chemistry double major, was
selected by the UTPA Student Government to serve on the committee
as the student representative.
R. D. Guerra, president of the UTPA Alumni association, will serve
on the committee by virtue of his leadership of the alumni organization.
The community representatives are:
- Mike Allen,
president and CEO of the McAllen Economic Development Corporation
- The Honorable
Ricardo Hinojosa, district judge for the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Margaret
McAllen, former Pan American University regent and co-founder
of the Pan American University Foundation
- Joe Ramirez,
chairman of J. R. Enterprises and current UTPA foundation board
president
- Anne Shepard,
former chairman of the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce
The University
of Texas Pan American is one of nine academic universities and six
health institutions that comprise The University of Texas System,
the state's largest higher education system. The U.T. System confers
one-third of the state's undergraduate degrees and educates three-fourths
of the state's health care professionals annually. UTPA is the 10th
largest university in the state and the fifth largest in the U.T.
System. It is second in the nation in the number of bachelor's degrees
and fifth in the number of master's degrees awarded to Hispanics
and is ranked second in the nation by Hispanic Outlook in Higher
Education's list of the 100 best U.S. colleges for Hispanics.
Contact
person: Emily Battle,
(903) 565-5604
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