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Presidential Search Committee

The Search Committee representation includes a broad spectrum of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members. 

Carol Roberts

Carol Roberts
Chair, Presidential Search Committee
Co-Vice Chair, UofM Board of Trustees
Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, International Paper
(Board of Trustees Representative)

Cato Johnson

Cato Johnson (BSEd ’70, MEd ‘71)
Co-Vice Chair, UofM Board of Trustees
Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
(Board of Trustees Representative)

Susan Springfield

Susan Springfield (BBA ’87, MBA ‘88)
Member, UofM Board of Trustees
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, First Horizon Corporation and First Horizon Bank
(Board of Trustees Representative)

Dr. Jeff Marchetta

Dr. Jeff Marchetta (BSME ’97, MS ‘99, PhD ‘02)
President, Faculty Senate
Professor, Herff College of Engineering
(Faculty Representative)

Dr. Jill Dapremont

Dr. Jill Dapremont
President-Elect (April 27, 2021), Faculty Senate
Professor, Loewenberg College of Nursing; Director, RN-BSN Program
(Faculty Representative)

Dr. Albert Nguyen

Dr. Albert Nguyen
Director of Bands and Area Coordinator, Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
(Faculty Representative)

Matthew White

Matthew White (Junior, Finance Major)
President, Student Government Association
(Student Representative)

Ashley Rosen

Ashley Rosen (Graduate Student, MSN-Executive Leadership)
President, Graduate Student Association
(Student Representative)

Dr. Karen Weddle-West

Dr. Karen Weddle-West
Vice President for Student Academic Success and Director of Diversity Initiatives
(Administration Representative)

Dr. Zaneta Ivy

Dr. Zaneta Ivy (BSEd ’02)
President, Staff Senate
Senior Coordinator, Athletic Compliance
(Staff Representative)

Lauren Ashman

Lauren Ashman
Executive Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator, Tiger Athletics
(Staff Representative)

Mike Keeney

Mike Keeney (BA ’88)
Member, UofM Board of Visitors
Attorney, Lewis Thomason 
(UofM Lambuth Alumni/Community Representative)

Reginald Porter Jr.

Reginald Porter Jr. (EMBA '16)
Member, UofM Alumni Association National Executive Board of Directors
Senior Vice President and CSR/Chief Diversity Officer, ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
(Alumni/Community Representative)

Fred Towler

Fred Towler (BBA ‘84)
Member, UofM Board of Visitors
Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President Global Talent Management, International Paper
(Alumni/Community Representative)

Rob Carter

Rob Carter
Executive Vice President for Information Services and 
Chief Information Officer, FedEx Corporation
(Community Representative)