Chancellor Kirwan Appoints Towson University President Search and Screening Committee
Adelphi, MD (February 18, 2011) -- William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM), today announced the appointment of the search and screening committee for the president of Towson University, one of the university system's 12 institutions.
Robert Caret, president of Towson University for seven years, announced earlier this month that he is leaving the university to become president of the University of Massachusetts System. The new appointment is effective July 1.
The chair of the search and screening committee is Louise Michaux Gonzales of the Hylton and Gonzales Law Firm. She also is a member of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents.
The other members of the committee are:
Tommy Appel-Schumacher
Vice President, Graduate Student Association
Graduate student majoring in business administration
Jennifer Ballengee
President, Towson University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors
Associate Professor, Department of English
Lou Dollenger
Chairperson, Towson University Alumni Board
Vice President Sales and Engineering, Nelson White System
Diana Emanuel
Audiology Graduate Program Director
Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies
Angela Hong
Vice President, Student Government Association
Undergraduate student majoring in philosophy
Catherine Horta-Hayden
Associate Professor, Department of Dance
Katherine Kazinski
Vice Chairperson, Towson University Staff Council
Library Technology Coordinator
Jung-Sook Lee
Associate Professor/Unit Coordinator, Department of Mass Communication and Communication Studies
David Nevins
Former USM Board of Regents Member
Founder, Nevins and Associates
Molly Shock
Chairperson, Towson University Foundation Board
Member of Towson University Board of Visitors
Lisa Smith
Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Vice President/Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Ellen Stokes
Associate Vice President, University Marketing
Timothy Sullivan
Chairperson, Towson University Senate
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
David A. Vanko
Dean, Science and Mathematics
The Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
Ocie Watson-Thompson
Associate Professor/Chairperson, Department of Early Childhood Education
Donn Worgs
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Director, Metropolitan Studies Program
Liaison to the USM Board of Regents
Regent Gary L. Attman
President of FutureCare Health and Management Corporation
Liaison to the Office of the USM Chancellor
Katie Ryan
Senior Advisor to Chancellor Kirwan
Staff to the Committee
Cassy Bennett
Office of the Towson University President
Kirwan anticipates that the search process will be completed within six months. The committee's work will conclude with its recommendation of finalists for consideration by the chancellor and the USM Board of Regents. The board will make the final selection.
Under Caret's leadership, Towson has earned recognition as one of the nation's best public regional universities. With more than 21,000 students, the university is one of the largest universities in Maryland. It offers more than 100 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs in the liberal arts and sciences, and applied professional fields. As a metropolitan university, it combines research-based learning with practical application.
"I want to again thank Dr. Caret for his outstanding leadership of Towson over the past seven years," said Chancellor Kirwan. "His departure is a huge loss for our university system and for our state. He leaves an exceptional institution poised to rise to even greater heights of excellence."
Once Caret announces his departure date, Kirwan will announce the appointment of an interim president.
For more information about Towson University, visit: www.towson.edu.
Contact: Anne Moultrie
Phone: 301.445.2722
Email: amoultrie@usmd.edu
Contact: Anne Moultrie
Phone: 301.445.2722
Email: amoultrie@usmd.edu