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June 1, 1999

EMU NAMES PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS

YPSILANTI &emdash; The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents announced the names of the members of its presidential search committee at a special meeting June 1. Regent Philip A. Incarnati of Flint will chair the search committee. Regents Joseph E. Antonini of Troy, Robert A. DeMattia of Plymouth and Rosalind E. Griffin of Farmington Hills will also serve on the committee. Other University representatives on the committee are:

• student representative Tracy Sturdivant, president of student government;

• faculty representative Sally McCracken, professor of communication and theatre arts and member of Faculty Council;

• staff representative Jim Vick, assistant vice president of University Marketing and Student Affairs;

• community representative Anthony Snoddy, president of Exemplar Manufacturing Co. of Ypsilanti;

• and alumni representative David P. Artley, president of EMU's alumni association.

The composition of the search committee is stipulated by Michigan state law.

Incarnati said that Heidrick and Struggles Inc. of Chicago have been chosen as the consulting firm for identifying candidates to replace EMU President William E. Shelton, who announced his retirement in March. William J. Bowen, vice chairman and co-managing partner of Heidrick and Struggles' higher education/non-profit practice area, will lead the candidate search.

"We identified the best firms with the best experience at finding quality candidates," Incarnati said. "Once you know you've got good firms it comes down to chemistry."

Incarnati said that Heidrick and Struggles Inc. were chosen because of the firm's extensive experience in higher education searches. Heidrick and Struggles Inc. have conducted more than 600 academic searches, 300 of which have been for presidents or chancellors. Clients have included Cornell University, Arizona State University, George Washington University and Lehigh University.

"Our goal is to have an individual selected within seven months," said Incarnati. Incarnati said that the first order of business would be to convene the search committee and the consulting firm and establish dates for meetings.