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Candidates for ASU presidency set to interview

The committee searching for a new president for Arizona State University has announced the names of two candidates who have accepted an invitation to interview with the committee on February 28.

The 35-member search committee, which includes Regents, faculty, students, administrators, alumni and business and community leaders, will meet with the candidates in Phoenix and is expected to forward the names of one or both of the candidates as finalists to the Board of Regents.

Finalists are expected to visit the ASU campus during the next two weeks and meet with campus and community representatives in a series of meetings and forums.

The Board of Regents is expected to interview the finalists on March 15. A final decision will be announced by the Board shortly thereafter.

Regent Don Ulrich has chaired the search committee. “This appointment is critical to the future of Arizona State University and to the well being of the state of Arizona,” he said.
The committee considered the credentials of more than 75 prospects, and narrowed the list in recent weeks through a series of exploratory contacts and committee deliberations. Regent Ulrich praised the work of the committee and said he believes both Dr. Holbrook and Dr. Crow have demonstrated the leadership abilities and achievement that the committee is looking for in a new president.

The search committee has been meeting since October to identify a successor to ASU President Lattie Coor, who will retire when his current contract expires on June 30.
More information about the search can be found on the Board of Regents’ website at: www.abor.asu.edu.

Candidates for ASU President

Dr. Michael M. Crow is Executive Vice Provost of Columbia University and a Professor of Science Policy and Technology at the University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He has held this position since 1998. Located in New York City, Columbia University is an independent, privately supported, doctoral/research extensive university with an enrollment of about 22,000 students. Other administrative positions held by Dr. Crow at Columbia include Vice Provost of the University, Vice Provost for Research, and Associate Vice Provost for Science and Engineering. Prior to moving to Columbia in 1991, he was Institute Professor of Technology Management and Director of the Institute for Physical Research and Technology at Iowa State University. Dr. Crow holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies from Iowa State University and a doctorate degree in Public Administration (Science and Technology Policy) from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

Dr. Karen A. Holbrook is the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and a Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Georgia. She also is an Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Medicine with the Medical College of Georgia. She joined the university in this capacity in 1998. The University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and is a public, doctoral/research extensive university with an enrollment of about 31,000 students. Dr. Holbrook came to the University of Georgia from the University of Florida where she served five years as Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. Prior to that, she was with the University of Washington as the Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs, a Professor of Biological Structure, and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Dermatology). Dr. Holbrook holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin and a doctorate degree in Biological Structure (Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Ultrastructure) from the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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