The search for Wichita State’s new executive vice president and provost position is under way. A search committee with shared governance representation from Academic Affairs and other constituencies has been formed.
The search committee members:
Search chair:
- Shelly Coleman-Martins, vice president of strategic communications and marketing
Deans:
- Dr. Jennifer Friend, dean, College of Applied Studies
- Dr. Larisa Genin, dean, Barton School of Business
Faculty Senate:
- Jolynn Dowling, president, Faculty Senate, associate educator in the School of Nursing
- Dr. Mathew Muether, president-elect, Faculty Senate, associate professor of physics
Faculty representation:
- Shirlene Small, senior educator of sociology
- Timothy Shade, director of the School of Music
- Patricia Bradley, associate educator in the Barton School of Business
Staff Senate:
- Kennedy Rogers, president, Staff Senate, director of ShockerStrengths
- Krissy Archambeau, director of operations and processing in Admissions
Student representation:
- Kylee Hower, student body president
- John Kirk, president of the Graduate Student Council
Provost Office:
- Dr. Ashlie Jack, senior associate vice president of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Enrollment Management
WSU Tech:
- Dr. Sheree Utash, president, WSU Tech and vice president of workforce development for WSU
President’s Executive Team:
- Marché Fleming-Randle, vice president for military and veterans affairs, chief diversity officer
- John Tomblin, senior vice president for Industry Defense Programs and executive director of NIAR
Isaacson, Miller (IM), an executive search firm, has been engaged to assist WSU with the search. Robin Dougherty, managing associate who joined IM in 2018 with almost 25 years of experience in higher education, will lead the IM team.
The search committee will hold its kick-off meeting at a later date, with President Rick Muma joining the meeting to give the committee its charge.
Dougherty and the IM team will meet with the search committee via Zoom to discuss various aspects of the search and search process.
IM will conduct its work and present candidates for the search committee to review in early September. The goal is for the new executive vice president and provost to be named in November, with a starting date no later than January 2025.