Southern Arkansas University is inviting the community to three upcoming receptions at the Reynolds Center Grand Hall to meet the applicants for president.
The three receptions are scheduled as follows:
- February 2, from 5-5:45 p.m. – Phillip Wilson, Ed.D. Wilson currently serves as President of Rich Mountain Community College in Mena, Arkansas.
- February 4, from 5-5:45 p.m. – Trey Berry, Ph.D. Berry is presently serving as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at SAU.
- UPDATE: Cornelius Wooten, Ph.D. is currently the Vice President for Administration and Finance at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Due to inclement weather in his area, Dr. Wooten’s interview will be rescheduled. The date will be announced when it is available.
The SAU Board of Trustees selected on January 8 the three applicants for interview from the recommendations courtesy of the presidential search committee. The Office of Human Resources at SAU has scheduled two-day interview sessions with each of the three, which includes the public receptions.
Current SAU System President Dr. David Rankin will retire at the end of this academic year on June 30. Rankin has served SAU for 45 years, and the past 13 as president. In 2002, he set forth with his ambitious “Blue and Gold Vision,” SAU’s first capital campaign. He has almost completed that vision with numerous campus capital projects completed, totaling more than $100 million. The most recent project, the $4.4 million SAU Story Arena and Farmers Bank Reception Center, opened this spring.
