November 19, 2009
The State Board of Higher Education has selected a 17-member search committee that will recommend who will succeed Joseph A. Chapman as NDSU president.
At its Nov. 19 meeting at Minot State University, the board appointed Steve Swiontek, CEO of Gate City Bank, to chair the committee. Other committee members include:
• Amber Altstadt, NDSU student body president
• Sue Andrews, member of State Board of Higher Education
• Barry Batcheller, president and CEO of Appareo Systems
• James Burgum, managing director, Arthur Ventures
• Bruce Christianson, former State Board of Higher Education member
• Lynn Dorn, NDSU director of women's athletics
• Catherine Haugen, NDSU associate vice president for student affairs
• Kalpana Katti, NDSU distinguished professor of civil engineering
• Paul Langseth, vice chairman of State Board of Agricultural Research and Education
• Mark Meister, NDSU associate professor and president of NDSU University Senate
• Don Morton, Microsoft site leader for Fargo campus
• Evie Myers, NDSU vice president for Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach
• Bonnie Neas, NDSU vice president for information technology
• John Q. Paulsen, member of the NDSU Development Foundation board of trustees
• Kris Sheridan, president, Park Company Realtors
• Richie Smith, president of State Board of Higher Education
• Mike Warner, independent businessman/agriculturist
• William Goetz, chancellor, non-voting member
The committee membership was designed to include broad representation from NDSU, the community, economic development interests and agriculture. Chancellor Goetz has said he expects the search to take six to nine months.
November 6, 2009
• President Chapman remains at NDSU through Nov. 30
NDSU President Joseph A. Chapman will remain in office through Nov. 30. Chapman is completing normal November business, including working with Vice President John Adams and his staff in Finance and Administration to finalize the fall semester budget. Information will be distributed as soon as possible after the details are finalized.
• Richard Hanson, who was chosen by the State Board of Higher Education to be interim president, will begin work Dec. 1 and will remain until a permanent replacement is selected.
• Presidential search committee to be named
The State Board of Higher Education is expected to receive a list of nominations for the NDSU presidential search committee when it meets on Nov. 19. The meeting is scheduled to be held at Minot State University in Minot, N.D.
The committee will work to find the successor to President Joseph A. Chapman, who has announced his resignation. Interim President Richard A. Hanson, president of Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, will join the NDSU campus on Dec. 1.
According to Chancellor William Goetz, the committee is anticipated to include about 16 members, with representation from NDSU students, faculty and staff, as well as the academic and research areas of the university. Other committee members will represent the community, economic development and city government.
The board also is expected to consider proposals from a number of search consultants.
"The search environment will be that NDSU is a tremendous university. There are a lot of good things happening and we need to keep the momentum going," Goetz said during a visit to NDSU on Oct. 29 to discuss the search process with administrators, faculty, staff and students. "We need to stay the course and maintain our focus. We need to continue tomove forward."
Goetz has indicated the search could last six to nine months.