{"id":6350,"date":"2019-06-07T13:30:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=6350"},"modified":"2020-07-14T13:52:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T17:52:47","slug":"transylvania-university-board-of-trustees-names-presidential-search-committee-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/06\/transylvania-university-board-of-trustees-names-presidential-search-committee-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania University Board of Trustees names presidential search committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1-810x458.jpg\" alt=\"Transylvania University Seal\" class=\"wp-image-5872\" width=\"608\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/1-810x458.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/1-350x198.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/1-730x413.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/1-1536x869.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/1-2048x1159.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/1-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University Board of Trustees Chairman William T. Young Jr. announced today a 17-member search committee for the 27th president of Kentucky\u2019s oldest university.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The search committee is comprised of members of the Board of Trustees and representatives from the school community, including faculty, staff, students and alumni. Glen Bagby, a Board of Trustees member and 1966 Transylvania alumnus, will serve as chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur committee\nhas a breadth of expertise and experience, as well as a personal investment in\nensuring the success of this presidential search,\u201d said Young. \u201cUnder the\nleadership of Glen Bagby as chair of the search committee, I am confident we\nwill find a candidate who embodies the innovative spirit of our University.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Transylvania presidential search committee includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trustees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Glen Bagby \u02bc66, partner, Dinsmore &amp; Shohl LLP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/li><li>Mindy Barfield \u02bc85, partner, Dinsmore &amp; Shohl LLP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/li><li>Karen Caldwell \u02bc77, chief U.S. District judge, Eastern District of Kentucky<\/li><li>Aris Candris \u02bc73, former president and CEO, Westinghouse Electric Company<\/li><li>Buddy Cowgill \u02bc65, owner, Cowgill Properties Inc.<\/li><li>Luther Deaton, chairman, president and CEO of Central Bank<\/li><li>Mike Finley \u02bc90, co-founder, AnswerRocket\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <\/li><li>Sherry Holley \u02bc88, president, Gratz Park Private Wealth<\/li><li>Billie Jo Setzer &#8217;89, trustee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/li><li>Chris Young, executive vice president, W.T. Young LLC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/li><li>William T. Young Jr., ex officio member, chairman, W.T. Young LLC<\/li><li>Dr. John Williams Jr. \u02bc74, ex officio member, interim president, Transylvania University<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jamie Day, professor of physics <\/li><li>Veronica Dean-Thacker, professor of Spanish<\/li><li>Angela Logan Edwards \u02bc91, past chair, Transylvania Board of Regents<\/li><li>Carol Devine \u02bc89, Alumni Board president&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li><li>Jordan Hancock \u02bc20, Student Government Association president&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li><li>Marc A. 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