Dr. Chris Maples, interim chancellor, announced Aug. 27 the start of a nationwide search for the position of chief diversity officer at Missouri S&T. The University of Missouri System’s human resources executive recruitment team and members of the S&T Chief Diversity Officer Search Committee will collaborate to conduct the search.
The search committee includes:
Co-chairs:
- Kevin McDonald, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer for the University of Missouri System
- Steven Corns, president-elect of Faculty Senate and associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering
Members:
- Dr. Lana Alagha, assistant professor of mining and nuclear engineering
- Theresa Busch, administrative assistant in engineering management and systems engineering
- Rhonda Byers, director of human resources (ex-officio)
- Dr. Patti J. Fleck, director of counseling services
- Lister Florence, S&T alumnus and Trustee
- Dr. Gregory Gelles, chair and professor of economics
- John Held, director of planned giving
- Oscar Kemp, police lieutenant for University Police
- Anas Massri, assistant vice chancellor for fiscal services
- Julia Morgan, graduate student in systems engineering
- Dr. Susan Murray, professor and chair of psychological science
- Dr. Pourya Shamsi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
University of Missouri System search team:
- Tim McIntosh, director of recruitment for the UM System
- Tracy Fuemmeler, senior human resources consultant for the UM System