UofM Announces Presidential Search Committee

Information Sessions Scheduled

April 19, 2021 - The University of Memphis announced today the members of the Search Committee for the 13th President of the University of Memphis. The Search Committee representation includes a broad spectrum of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members. Previously, the UofM announced it had chosen Parker Executive Search to assist in its search and review of candidates.

	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 (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 (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 (BSME ’97, MS ‘99, PhD ‘02) President, Faculty Senate Professor, Herff College of Engineering (Faculty Representative)
	Dr. Jill Dapremont President-Elect (April 27, 2021), Faculty Senate Professor, Loewenberg College of Nursing; Director, RN-BSN Program (Faculty Representative)
	Dr. Albert Nguyen Director of Bands and Area Coordinator, Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music (Faculty Representative)
	Matthew White (Junior, Finance Major) President, Student Government Association (Student Representative)
	Ashley Rosen (Graduate Student, MSN-Executive Leadership) President, Graduate Student Association (Student Representative)
	Dr. Karen Weddle-West Vice President for Student Academic Success and Director of Diversity Initiatives (Administration Representative)
	Dr. Damon Fleming Dean, Fogelman College of Business & Economics and Professor of Accounting (Dean Representative)
	Dr. Zaneta Ivy (BSEd ’02) President, Staff Senate Senior Coordinator, Athletic Compliance (Staff Representative)
	Lauren Ashman Executive Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator, Tiger Athletics (Staff Representative)
	Mike Keeney (BA ’88) Member, UofM Board of Visitors Attorney, Lewis Thomason (UofM Lambuth Alumni/Community Representative)
	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 (BBA ‘84) Member, UofM Board of Visitors Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President Global Talent Management, International Paper (Alumni/Community Representative)
	Rob Carter Executive Vice President for Information Services and Chief Information Officer, FedEx Corporation (Community Representative)

The UofM also announced today a schedule of virtual information sessions developed as an avenue for its constituents to learn more about the presidential search committee and process. Faculty, staff, students, alumni and the community will have the opportunity to provide feedback during the sessions and via surveys.

For more information, visit memphis.edu/bot/presidential-search.

CONTACT
Chuck Gallina | 901.678.1756 | cgallina@memphis.edu