Search Committee
The Presidential Search Committee welcomes feedback from all members of our university community and the public throughout the search process.
About the Search Committee
On Dec. 5, 2018, the 911³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees authorized a comprehensive national search for 911³Ô¹Ï’s 13th president. Both the Board and the committee are committed to pursuing a search that yields the very best outcome – an accomplished, visionary and inspirational president to lead 911³Ô¹Ï to its brightest future and who will be the right leader at the right time.
Below is the membership of a broad-based search committee to recruit 911³Ô¹Ï’s next president. The Presidential Search Committee is advisory to the Board of Trustees and consists of faculty, trustees, students, administration, alumni and community representatives who will conduct the search not on behalf of any single constituency, but rather in the best overall interests of 911³Ô¹Ï.
Below is the membership of a broad-based search committee to recruit 911³Ô¹Ï’s next president. The Presidential Search Committee is advisory to the Board of Trustees and consists of faculty, trustees, students, administration, alumni and community representatives who will conduct the search not on behalf of any single constituency, but rather in the best overall interests of 911³Ô¹Ï.
Meet the Committee
- Dr. Ann Abraham, associate professor, chemistry, Ashtabula Campus
- Virginia C. Addicott, vice chair, Presidential Search Committee; member, 911³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees; president and CEO, FedEx Custom Critical
- James Bailey, president, 911³Ô¹Ï National Alumni Board of Directors; senior vice president and managing director, PNC Bank
- Rev. Dr. Todd C. Davidson, member, 911³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees; senior pastor, Antioch Baptist Church, Cleveland
- Dr. Douglas Delahanty, professor, psychological sciences; associate vice president for research, faculty development
- Dr. Pamela Grimm, chair, Faculty Senate; associate professor, marketing and entrepreneurship
- Nora C. Jacobs, chair, 911³Ô¹Ï Foundation Board of Directors; senior vice president, Hennes Communications
- Dr. Mark Kretovics, associate professor, higher education administration and student personnel
- Dr. Amy Reynolds, dean, College of Communication and Information
- Shawn M. Riley, chair, Presidential Search Committee; vice chair, 911³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees; president, McDonald Hopkins
- Mark Rhodes, executive chair, Graduate Student Senate; Ph.D. candidate, geography
- Dr. Nathan Ritchey, vice president, 911³Ô¹Ï system integration
- David Ruller, city manager, City of Kent
- Gene Shelton, professor, journalism and mass communication
- Bernett L. Williams, vice president for external affairs, Akron Children’s Hospital
- Vala Zeinali, director of business and finance, Undergraduate Student Government; computer science major