Update: 1-18-2012:
Five finalists selected for Presidential Search
The SUNY Fredonia Presidential Search Committee has selected five finalists, each of whom will be invited to campus for a series of two-day interviews between January 30 and February 17. Read more...
Update: 10-3-2011:
On Oct 12-13, search firm R. H. Perry & Associates, will conduct pre-search study on campus
The Presidential Search firm, R. H. Perry & Associates, (http://www.rhperry.com/) will conduct a pre-search study on campus Oct. 12 and 13 to ascertain the qualifications expected of the next president, as well as conditions and challenges that may impact his or her duties.
>> Download an agenda of H.R. Perry & Assoc. two-day visit in MS Excel format or PDF format
Update: 9-29-2011:
Presidential Search Committee members appointed by College Council
It was announced at the Fredonia College Council meeting on Sept. 28 that College Council Chair Frank Pagano will serve as Chair of the Presidential Search Committee named to recommend the successor to President Dennis L. Hefner.
A resolution was also approved by the Fredonia College Council during its regular meeting to appoint members of the search committee, as recommended by Chair Pagano. They include Michael Robert Cerrie, Esq., member of the Fredonia College Council; Dr. Robert L. Heichberger, member of the Fredonia College Council; JoAnn Niebel, member of the Fredonia College Council; Michael Baker, Student Association President and member of the Fredonia College Council. Also appointed were Dr. Linda Hall, Associate Professor of Accounting; Dr. Keary Howard, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Dr. James Hurtgen, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Political Science; Dr. Michael Jabot, Professor of Education; Dr. Saundra Liggins, Associate Professor of English; Thomas Loughlin, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Theatre and Dance; Jeremy Corrente, Assistant Director of the Department of Financial Aid; Dr. John Kijinski, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Dr. Greg Gibbs, President of the Fredonia Alumni Association; and Deborah Kathman, a member of the Fredonia College Foundation Board of Directors. In addition, the College Council gave its approval for Ms. Niebel to serve as acting chair in the absence of Search Committee Chair Pagano.
It was also announced by Chair Pagano that Allen Koenig of R.H. Perry & Associates will provide executive search and recruiting services for the SUNY Fredonia Presidential Search. The firm, headquartered in Washington, D.C., was established in 1974 and is a specialist in leadership searches for higher education. Chair Pagano commended and thanked the College Council subcommittee that spent several hours reviewing six submitted bid proposals from executive search firms. The bids were considered by the council during an executive session at its Sept. 28 quarterly meeting.
SUNY Associate Vice Chancellor Aimee Bernstein will serve as liaison from the SUNY Chancellor’s Office to the search committee, and SUNY Fredonia Assistant to the President Denise Szalkowski will serve as liaison from the campus to the search committee.
Update: 9-27-2011:
Search Process Begins
Working with SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher and her team in Albany, we are in the process of enlisting a search firm to aid in this endeavor. Once selected, we will post the name of the firm on this site. All candidate nominations and interested candidates will be asked to submit their application materials through said firm, following the process it elects to set forth. Simultaneously, a search committee is being formed which will include a breadth of university and community leaders, who will work hand-in-hand with the search firm to identify a group of finalists who will be invited to complete a campus visit.