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Search begins for UNT president

From staff reports

Published: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:47 PM CDT

A presidential search advisory committee has been appointed to identify candidates to lead the University of North Texas, the flagship of the UNT system. The next president of UNT will succeed V. Lane Rawlins, who announced in early March that he will retire once a new president is appointed sometime in 2013.

The 17-member committee, appointed by UNT system chancellor Lee Jackson, is composed of a broadly representative group of university stakeholders, including UNT students, alumni, faculty and staff members, administrators, a UNT System representative and business and community leaders. The committee members are listed below.

"UNT has made significant progress under President Rawlins and this will be a very attractive opportunity for a leader who realizes our potential and has the skills to guide UNT to the next level," Jackson said. "The Denton/Fort Worth/Dallas area has great potential to boost UNT's growth in quality, enrollment, research, and fundraising and talented presidential candidates will see this as a unique opportunity."

UNT is the North Texas region's largest and most comprehensive university and the nation's 25th largest university. In the past few years, UNT has enrolled record numbers of freshman and doctoral students, increased the quality of its freshman class, and enhanced the strength and quality of its academic and research programs - all of which are important measures of UNT's development as a growing public research university. UNT is one of Texas' eight Emerging Research Universities and awards more than 8,500 degrees a year. UNT is among the state's top three universities for the number of bachelor's degrees awarded annually.

UNT has an NCAA Division I athletics program and facilities, which include Apogee Stadium - the nation's most environmentally sustainable college stadium. This year, the Mean Green landed an invitation to join Conference USA. Apogee Stadium is one of four new LEED-certified facilities opened at UNT in two years. Last year, the university unveiled a major new branding and advertising campaign that has established a higher profile for UNT across the region, state and nation.

Alberto Pimentel, managing partner of Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates Inc., will assist with the national presidential search. Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates is a minority- and female-owned executive search firm that specializes in colleges, universities, independent schools and not?for?profit organizations.

The committee will hold its inaugural meeting in April. The committee will advise Jackson, who will make a recommendation to the UNT system board of regents. Appointment of UNT's 16th president is anticipated before the end of the year. Rawlins will become president emeritus upon retirement and will work on special projects to help UNT continue to make progress.

UNT presidential search advisory committee

UNT Faculty

Dr. Barbara Bush

Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Higher Education

Dr. Mark Vosvick

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Chair, Faculty Senate

Dr. Angela Wilson

Regents Professor, Department of Chemistry

UNT Administration

Dr. Robert Milnes

Dean and Professor, College of Visual Arts and Design

Dr. Michael Monticino

Vice President for Advancement

UNT Staff

Ed Reynolds, UNT alumnus

Deputy Chief of Police, UNT Police Department

UNT Students

Anna Pechenina

Vice President of Administration & Finance, Graduate Student Council

Rudy Reynoso

President, Student Government Association

UNT System

Dr. Rosemary Haggett

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success

Community Members

Mike Berry

President, Hillwood Properties

Mike Friedman, UNT alumnus

Senior Vice President, CBRE

Sam Golden, UNT alumnus

Managing Director and Co-CEO, Alvarez & Marsal Financial Industry Advisory Services

Member, UNT Foundation Board

Mabrie Jackson

President and CEO, North Texas Commission

Stan Morton

President, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton

Laura Wright, UNT alumna

Retired Senior Vice President Finance & CFO, Southwest Airlines

Member, UNT Foundation Board

Board of Regents

G. Brint Ryan, UNT alumnus

Vice Chairman, UNT System Board of Regents

Chairman and CEO, Ryan LLC

Gwyn Shea, UNT alumna

Member, Board of Regents

Committee Staff

Nancy Footer

Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, UNT System Office of General Counsel

Alberto Pimentel

Managing Partner, Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates Inc.

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