The following is a message from Robert F. Cioffi, chairman of the Board of Trustees, to the UVM community.
On behalf of the Presidential Search Committee and the Board of Trustees, I am very pleased to announce the five finalists for the 26th Presidency of the University of Vermont.
Sabah Randhawa, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President
Oregon State University
Professor of Industrial Engineering
Link to interview schedule (PDF)
Wednesday, January 18 to Friday, January 20, 2012
Meredith Hay, Ph.D.
Special Advisor to the Chair
Arizona Board of Regents
Executive Vice President and Provost (Former)
Professor of Physiology
University of Arizona
Link to interview schedule (PDF)
Sunday, January 22 to Tuesday, January 24, 2012
E. Thomas Sullivan, J.D.
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (Former)
Professor of Law
University of Minnesota
Link to interview schedule (PDF)
Wednesday, January 25 to Thursday, January 26, 2012
Robert Palazzo, Ph.D.
Provost (Former)
Professor of Biology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Link to interview schedule (PDF)
Wednesday, January 25 to Friday, January 27, 2012
Thomas Apple, Ph.D.
Provost
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Delaware
Link to interview schedule (PDF)
Sunday, January 29 to Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Information about each finalist is available on the Presidential Search Website as well as from the links above. We have an outstanding group of final candidates, each of whom is a highly accomplished and successful leader and scholar in higher education. All have impressive records of achievement in their current and past roles, and all have had to manage very difficult and complex problems and issues at their current institutions.
Each candidate will meet with Governance Leadership, Faculty Panel, Deans, Chairs of the Presidential Commissions, and senior leaders. In addition, there will be an open forum for each candidate followed by an informal reception. The times set aside for Open Forums are as follows:
Sabah Randhawa, Ph.D. - Thursday, January 19, 3:30 – 5 p.m. - Livak Ballroom, Davis Center
Meredith Hay, Ph.D. - Monday, January 23, 3:30 – 5 p.m. - Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center
E. Thomas Sullivan, J.D. - Wednesday, January 25, 3:30 – 5 p.m. - Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center
Robert Palazzo, Ph.D. - Thursday, January 26 , 3:30 – 5 p.m. - Livak Ballroom, Davis Center
Thomas Apple, Ph.D. - Monday, January 30, 3:30 – 5 p.m. - Livak Maple Ballroom, Davis Center
Each Open Forum will be web broadcasted so that people can watch on their computers and the Forums will also be recorded and posted on the Presidential Search website. To access the Open Forum live, please use the following link: (Live Webcast). To request any disability-related accommodations, please contact ACCESS at (802) 656-7753. ASL interpreters will be provided at the forums. I hope you will plan to attend these open forums whenever possible. An opportunity to provide feedback on each candidate is available on the Presidential Search Website, and this information will be shared with the Presidential Search Committee.
We are fortunate to have attracted such a remarkable group of finalists, and we look forward to their upcoming campus visits with enthusiasm. I know that the University community will welcome each candidate warmly, which is especially important during January in Vermont!
On behalf of the Presidential Search Committee and the Board of Trustees, I want to express our appreciation for your involvement in the important process of selecting the next president of the University of Vermont. I have every confidence that we will choose an exceptional leader who will further advance this great University.