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Shearer, announced to the board in October that he would retire as president at the end of June.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cLeading the search for a new president for this remarkable university is the most important work of the board of trustees this year,\u201d said Young. \u201cI am very pleased with the make-up of the committee. In assembling the committee, we sought to achieve balance in expertise and experience.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said that the committee represents the university\u2019s trustees, faculty, staff, students and alumni, but individual members are not charged with representing a constituency. \u201cEach member represents the university as a whole,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Transylvania University presidential search committee is comprised of the following members:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Trustees<\/strong><br \/>\nWilliam M. Arvin \u201961, attorney, William M. Arvin Law Offices<br \/>\nKaren K. 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Shannon, professor of mathematics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student<\/strong><br \/>\nGrant T. Buckles \u201811<\/p>\n<p>Young will convene the committee as chair. \u201cOne of our first orders of business will be to select an executive search firm to assist the committee,\u201d he said. \u201cWe issued a request for proposals to three national firms, and at our first meeting we hope to identify the one that will best meet our needs.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information on the search, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/president_search\" title=\"President search\">www.transy.edu\/about\/president_search<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University Board of Trustees Chairman William T. Young Jr. announced today a 14-member search committee for the 25th president of the 229-year old liberal arts college. Transylvania\u2019s longest tenured president, Charles L. Shearer, announced to the board in October that he would retire as president at the end of June. \u201cLeading the search for a new president for this remarkable university is the most important work of the board of trustees this year,\u201d said Young. \u201cI am very pleased with the make-up of the committee. In assembling the committee, we sought to achieve balance in expertise and experience.\u201d He said that the committee represents the university\u2019s trustees, faculty, staff, students and alumni, but individual members are not charged with representing a constituency. \u201cEach member represents the university as a whole,\u201d he said. The Transylvania University presidential search committee is comprised of the following members: Trustees William M. Arvin \u201961, attorney, William M. Arvin Law Offices Karen K. Caldwell \u201977, United States District Judge, Eastern District of Kentucky John S. Carroll, veteran journalist and former editor of the Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Lexington Herald-Leader Norwood (Buddy) Cowgill \u201965, CEO, Office Suites Plus Rose Mary Stamler Dow \u201988, president, Signal Investment, Inc. Ann Rosenstein Giles \u201975, president, A.J. Marketing Partners James F. Hardymon, retired chairman and CEO, Textron, Inc. James G. Kenan III, chairman, Kentucky River Properties, LLC. William T. 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