Search Committee Established to Assist in Selection of Next Northwestern President

The Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) officials have announced the presidential search screening committee members tasked with advising the Regents in the process for finding a replacement for Dr. Janet Cunningham, who will retire as the university’s president at the end of June.

These members held their first committee meetings on Feb. 18 to discuss the process with the Higher Education Leadership Search firm.

Committee members appointed by RUSO include the following:

Regents

Eric Fisher (committee chair)
Jane McDermott
Chris Van Denhende

Faculty

Dr. Roxie James, chair of the Department of English, Foreign Language and Humanities
Dr. Dean Scarbrough, chair of the Department of Agriculture

Student

Erika Hernandez, senior education major from Laverne

Administrators

Dr. David Pecha, vice president for administration

Staff

Kevin Fields, health and safety officer

Community Leaders

Jim Dunning, owner at ICT-CPA
Tom Evans, corporate valuation at Encompass Financial Services
Todd Holder, Alva State Bank and Holder Drug
Dwight Hughes, superintendent and CEO at Autry Technology Center
Alexa Humphries, financial adviser at Edward Jones
Connor Martin, councilman with City of Alva, owner of Peak Environment
Janice Melton, past warden at Bill Johnson Correctional Center
L.D. Rapp, Northwestern Foundation chair
Kyle Reynolds, superintendent of Woodward Public Schools
John Ryerson, owner at Starr Lumber Company

Those with questions about Northwestern’s presidential search may visit www.www.nwosu.edu/presidential-search.

-NW-

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