Two finalists remain for public affairs post |
By Pat Ebers |
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A search committee has forwarded two names to Chancellor David Werner and SIU President Ted Sanders to be considered for the vice chancellor for development and public affairs post. Sam Ross, vice president for university advancement at Benedictine University in Wheaton, Ill., and G. Patrick Williams, vice president of institutional advancement at Lourdes College and chief executive officer and president of Lourdes College Foundation in Toledo, Ohio, are the finalists. Primary duties of the position include soliciting donations to the university and coordinating and designing fund-raising and public relations campaigns. Also, the vice chancellor holds the title executive director of the SIUE Foundation. Brad Hewitt has filled the job on an interim basis since 1998. His name was not on the list. Committee chair Jim Klenke said no timetable has been set for a final decision, but it should be soon, since the candidates are likely looking at other jobs as well. "It is a very competitive job market. ... It would be prudent to act as expeditiously as possible," Klenke said. Werner also expects a quick decision to be made. "I hope we would bring this to closure before President Sanders leaves," he said. Sanders is leaving SIU in February for a private job in Colorado. Werner holds the right to hire a candidate outside of the committee's selection process. However his decision is subject to the president's review and ultimately ratification by the SIU board of trustees. Six candidates were interviewed by the search committee in open sessions Nov. 3 through 18. | |