The single most important task of a university board of trustees is the search and subsequent hiring of a new president.
Universities experience various development cycles.
A university president must attend to a complex array of duties and responsibilities, many of which remain the same regardless of the climatic cycle. Upon President William H. Harris announcement of his plans to retire at the end of this academic year, the Board of Trustees has undertaken the awesome task of hiring a new president. This task, above all else, places the responsibility on the board to find a leader whose skills, interests, ambitions and vision match the needs of Alabama State University. To begin this process, I have appointed a Presidential Search Committee composed of five board members and 13 others who represent the various constituencies of the university faculty, staff and students and the Montgomery community of city leaders and business professionals. We have also employed the services of a professional executive search consultant to assist in the process.