University

Update: Presidential Search Process

Following President Judy Genshaft’s announcement that she will step down in July after completing a historically successful 19-year tenure, the ±«Óătv Board of Trustees (BOT) is moving forward in the search to find her replacement.

The search process will follow the guidelines established by the Florida Board of Governors, ±«Óătv BOT Chair Brian Lamb, ’98 and MBA ’17, announced in September. Per those guidelines, Lamb established a broadly representative 15-member search committee made up of stakeholders with valuable perspectives into the university’s future.

Those members include:

  • Les Muma (Chair), ±«Óătv ’66, member of the ±«Óătv BOT, prior member of the ±«Óătv Foundation Board
  • Rhea Law (Vice Chair), ±«Óătv ’77, past chair of the ±«Óătv BOT, past chair of the Florida Council of 100 and Tampa Bay Partnership
  • Kathy Weedman Arthur, ±«Óătv St. Petersburg faculty member and nationally recognized anthropology researcher
  • Braulio ColĂłn, ±«Óătv ’03 and MPA ’10, chair-elect of the ±«Óătv Alumni Association Board of Directors
  • Anddrikk Frazier, ±«Óătv ’01, member of the ±«Óătv System Consolidation Task Force and founding member of the ±«Óătv Black Leadership Network
  • Robert D. Frisina, ±«Óătv Tampa faculty member, acting chair of ±«Óătv’s medical engineering department, director of ±«Óătv’s Center for Hearing and Speech Research and director of Biomedical Engineering
  • Stephanie Goforth, ±«Óătv ’82, member of the ±«Óătv BOT and chair of the ±«Óătv St. Petersburg Campus Board
  • Darlene Jordan, member of the Board of Governors for the State University System of Florida
  • Shaquille Kent, ±«Óătv student body vice president
  • George Morgan, ±«Óătv ’76, chair of the ±«Óătv Foundation Board of Directors
  • Frederick “Rick” Piccolo, member of the ±«Óătv Sarasota-Manatee Campus Board and the ±«Óătv Consolidation Task Force
  • John Ramil, ±«Óătv ’78 and MCE ’00, member and chair of the ±«Óătv BOT
  • Debbie Sembler, past member of the ±«Óătv BOT and former chair of the ±«Óătv St. Petersburg Campus Board
  • Byron Shinn, Byron Shinn, ±«Óătv, ’79, member of the ±«Óătv BOT and chair of the ±«Óătv Sarasota-Manatee Campus Board
  • Charles Stanish, ±«Óătv faculty member and executive director of the ±«Óătv Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture and the Environment

“The ±«Óătv has tremendous momentum, having recently set several institutional records, and it’s critical for us to find a new president with the leadership abilities to continue our trajectory,” Lamb says. “Our search committee members strongly represent the communities we serve, they come from diverse backgrounds and each will bring a unique perspective to this process.”

±«Óătv has now hired nationally regarded search firm Greenwood/Asher & Associates, Inc. The firm will help identify potential applicants from around the country who can help sustain ±«Óătv’s positive momentum. The firm is now working with the committee to develop the ideal profile for the position, taking into account input received from a wide-reaching community survey.

The committee intends to recommend a set of candidates to the BOT in early 2019, with an interview process on campus shortly following. Once the interviews conclude, the search committee will present final candidates to the BOT, and trustees are expected to decide on a new president during the spring of 2019.

±«Óătv students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members can stay updated on the process by visiting the Presidential Search Committee website.