NEWS RELEASE

University of Houston - Victoria

3007 Ben Wilson, Victoria, TX 77901-4450

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2004

Contact: Jennifer Price
361/570-4350 (office)
pricej@uhv.edu

Contact: Natalie Burge
361/570-4342 (office)
burgen@uhv.edu
UHV PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE APPOINTED

A search committee to select a new president for the University of Houston-Victoria was announced today by University of Houston System Chancellor Jay Gogue.

The search for a new president comes following the departure of Karen S. Haynes, who became the president of California State University-San Marcos in early February.

The 14-member search committee is comprised of internal UHV constituents and members of the community. Morgan Dunn O’Connor, Vice Chair of the University of Houston System Board of Regents, is chairing the committee.

Presidential search committee members include:

Ms. Robin Allen, President, UHV Student Senate
Mr. Dwayne Bennet, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club
Dr. Paul Carlson, Chair, Faculty Council, UHV
Dr. Mel Damodaran, Professor, School of Arts & Sciences, UHV
Dr. Estella De Los Santos, Associate Professor, School of Education, UHV
Mr. Joe Ferguson, Director of Information Technology, UHV
Dr. Jimmy Goodson, President, The Victoria College
Ms. Christina Lopez, Chair, Staff Council, UHV
Mr. David McLarry, President, Wells Fargo Bank – Victoria
Dr. Massoud Metghalchi, Professor, School of Business, UHV
Dr. Mary Natividad, Dean, School of Education, UHV
Dr. Josie Rivera, Chair, UHV President’s Advisory Council
Mrs. Kay Kerr Walker, former UH System Regent

Dr. David Bell, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs for the University of Houston System, and Laura Smith, Director of Human Resources/Affirmative Action at UHV, are serving as ex-officio members of the search committee.

About the University of Houston-Victoria
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region, is an upper-level institution that offers undergraduate and graduate students more than 30 degree programs and concentrations in the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Business, and Education. A faculty of experts at UHV offers students individual attention to help them succeed, whether learning in a classroom or online. UHV is defined more as a delivery system than as a location, as the university extends instruction, learning support, student services and community outreach to any area. Although it serves primarily commuting students from Victoria and surrounding counties, UHV also offers degree programs, in collaboration with other UH System institutions, at two off-campus centers in Fort Bend County and offers courses at a number of off-campus sites in the region. Since its founding in 1973, outreach, community partnerships and collaboration have characterized UHV’s history and mission.

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