Daily Egyptian Politics Editor

Now that the four SIUC chancellor candidates have appeared and spoken at the University, the chancellor search committee will begin planning to make its decision.

The candidates are Jo Ann Argersinger, provost at the University of Maryland Baltimore County; Luis Proenza, vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School at Purdue University; Frederick Dobney, executive vice president and provost for Michigan Technological University; and Scott McNall, provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University- Chico.

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The search committee will use evaluation forms distributed at the open forums in determining a recommendation to SIU President Ted Sanders.

As of Wednesday, the search committee had received about 15 evaluations forms from faculty members, more than 30 evaluations from administrators and staff and a very few evaluation forms from students. The committee is urging members of the University to submit their reviews of the four candidates and has extended the deadline to gain further input.

Sanders will make his recommendation to the SIU Board of Trustees at the March 12 meeting, and the new chancellor will enter the position July 1.

Evaluation forms can be sent to Steve Scheiner, chemistry professor and chairman of the search committee, at the Chemistry Department mailcode 4409, by fax at 453-6408 or e-mail at [email protected].

The search began in July 1996 when then Chancellor John Guyon retired from the position and current Chancellor Donald Beggs was appointed by the to a two-year term. Faculty and students had pushed for Beggs’ candidacy for the permanent position, but Beggs maintained that he would honor the two-year term agreement.