ISU names presidential search committee members
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A month after President Deborah Curtis announced her retirement, Indiana State University’s trustees have selected and approved its 20-member presidential search committee.
The committee will be responsible for vetting and interviewing applicants before sending finalists to the ISU Board of Trustees. Illinois-based executive search company WittKieffer is employed in the search.
“Indiana State University is well positioned to achieve remarkable milestones and continue to expand on its function as a vital asset to the Wabash Valley, the state of Indiana, and beyond,” Board Chair Bob Casey said in a news release. “We are committed to identifying ISU’s 13th president who will share and lead this bold visionary outlook for the university.”
The body’s members include:
- John Pratt, Vice Chair, ISU Board of Trustees, Chair, Presidential Search Committee
- Cynthia Powers, Secretary, ISU Board of Trustees, Vice Chair, Presidential Search Committee
- Cheryl Roberson, ISU Board of Trustees
- Robert Casey, Chair, ISU Board of Trustees & Ex-Officio Committee Member
- Rex Kendall, ISU Chief of Staff & Ex-Officio Committee Member
- Andrea Angel, Vice President – University Advancement & CEO, ISU Foundation
- Brad Balch, Dean – Bayh College of Education
- Nick Bement, President – ISU Student Government Association
- Daniel “Dan” Clark, Professor & Coordinator, Social Science Education – Department of History
- Jon Ford, Community Representative
- Kenneth Games, Professor & Director of Graduate Studies – Department of Applied Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Alicia Jay, Assistant Professor – Department of Theater
- Diann McKee, Senior Vice President – Finance & Administration and University Treasurer
- Ahmed Mohamed, Associate Professor – Department of Applied Engineering and Technology Management
- Jin Park, Chair & Associate Professor – Department of Accounting, Finance, Insurance, and Risk Management
- JaDora Sailes, Associate Professor – Department of Applied Clinical and Educational Sciences
- Rita Burns Senseman, ISU Alumna & Community Representative
- Marie “Sam” Shanks, Chair – ISU Foundation Board
- Roxanne Torrence, Chair – ISU Staff Council
- Aryn Williams, Chair – ISU Alumni Board
Taking on the role in January 2018, Curtis is the university’s 12th president — the first woman and the second ISU alumnus to serve in the position.
The Indianapolis Business Journal honored Curtis as an Indiana Women of Influence last year and was included in the 2023 Indiana 250 list of the state’s most influential business leaders.