Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Thomas C. Meredith has announced the members of The University of Southern Mississippi Search Advisory Committee. The Search Advisory Committee members will assist the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) with its search for the next president of Southern Miss. Search Advisory Committee members were chosen based on recommendations by university and community constituencies and reflect key members of the university community as well as the public and private sectors. The Southern Miss Search Advisory Committee is charged with identifying the most capable and qualified applicants and nominees to be presented to the Board Search Committee for review. Some Search Advisory Committee members will also participate in the final interview process with the Board of Trustees.
“The Southern Miss Search Advisory Committee has the tremendous responsibility of assisting the Board of Trustees with their choice of the next president of The University of Southern Mississippi,” said Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Thomas C. Meredith. “I am confident this group of individuals is committed to this very important task.”
The University of Southern Mississippi Search Advisory Committee members include:
Dr. Peter J. Fos, who will also serve as Committee Chair
Dean and Professor, College of Health
Dr. Patsy L. Anderson
Associate Professor, Gulf Coast Division of Health
Mr. Randy Buchanan
Associate Professor and Assistant Director, School of Computing
Dr. Donna Davis
Chair, Academic Council; Professor of Accountancy and Information Systems
Dr. Johnny DuPree
Mayor of the City of Hattiesburg
Ms. Wynde J. Fitts
Chair, Staff Council; Director of Freshman Year Experience
Mr. Gene Gouaux
President of the Southern Miss Student Government Association; Undergraduate Student
Dr. Taralynn S. Hartsell
Assistant Professor of Technology Education
Dr. William E. Hawkins
Executive Director and Professor, Department of Coastal Sciences
Dr. Myron S. Henry
Chair, Faculty Senate; Professor of Mathematics
Mr. Rickey Jones
Lenders Choice, Inc.
Ms. Erica Lewis
Graduate Student
Dr. Mary F. Lux
Professor and Associate Chair of Medical Technology
Mr. Ed McCormack
Interim University Librarian
Dr. Bobby Lynn Middlebrooks
Chair, Graduate Council; Professor of Biological Science
Mr. Bob Mixon
Courtesy Ford
Dr. Kristi Lynn Motter
Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services; Director of Financial Aid
Dr. D. Joe Olmi
Chair, American Association of University Professors; Associate Professor of Psychology
Mr. Ed Pittman
Chief Justice (retired); Attorney
Dr. Elliott A. Pood
Dean and Professor of Speech and Mass Communication, Dean’s Office, Arts and Letters
Ms. Lou Ann Poynter
President elect, The University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association
Dr. Ronald Anthony Styron
Chair and Associate Professor, Education Leadership and Research
Ms. Karolyn S. Thompson
Professor and Document Delivery Coordinator, University Libraries
Dr. Alvin Jerome Williams
Professor of Management and Marketing
Dr. James H. Wolfe
Professor of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs
