2/22/2006 - Jackson, Miss.

At the request of Commissioner Thomas C. Meredith, the Mississippi State University Presidential Search Advisory Committee has chosen whom they want to be their representatives as observers for the Board’s search process for the next President of Mississippi State University. The Search Advisory Committee has elected four people to join Ms. Ruth Prescott, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Executive Assistant to the President, who will serve by virtue of her role as Chair of the Search Advisory Committee. They are Mr. Jon David Cole, President of the Mississippi State University Student Association; Dr. Linda Cornelious, Mississippi State University Professor of Instructional Systems and Workforce Development; Dr. William Kibler, Vice President for Student Affairs; and Mr. Rod Moore, President of the Mississippi State University Foundation.

Under the leadership of the Board of Trustees, IHL governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.

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