The Board of Regents has named a 21-member committee to conduct a national search for the next president of Weber State University. Dr. Charles A. Wight, president of Weber State, announced Jan. 18, 2018, that he planned to step down as president effective May 1, 2018. An interim president will be named by that time.
The search committee will be co-chaired by Regent Jesselie Anderson and Weber State Board of Trustees Chair Nolan Karras. It is comprised of representatives from the Board of Regents, trustees and institutional stakeholders including faculty, staff, students, administration, alumni and community members.
“Weber State University exemplifies the purpose and quality of a dual-mission university, including providing educational access and excellent teaching and playing an active role in its community. We carefully selected the members of the search committee to ensure each has a strong connection to Weber State and is dedicated to the future of the institution,” said Daniel Campbell, Chair of the Board of Regents. “I appreciate the willingness of these committee members to lend their time and expertise to this process.”
Below is a complete list of the Weber State presidential search committee members:
Board of Regents
Jessielie Anderson - Regent and Search Committee Co-Chair
Marlin Jensen - Regent
Bob Mardquardt - Regent
Cristina Ortega - Regent
Weber State University Board of Trustees
Nolan Karras - Trustee Chair and Search Committee Co-Chair
Kearston Cutrubus - Trustee Vice Chair
Danielle Croyle - Trustee and WSU Alumni President
Lola Moli - Trustee and Student Body President (2017-18)
Weber State University Administration, Faculty and Staff
Adrienne Andrews - Assistant Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Nicola Corbin - Assistant Professor, Communication
David Ferro - Dean of College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology
Doris Geide-Stevenson - Faculty Senate Chair and Professor, Economics
Leslie Loeffel - Davis Learning Support and Student Services Director
Lonnie Lujan - Staff Advisory Council Chair Madonne Miner - Provost
Craig Oberg - Professor, Microbiology
Susan Thornock - Chair and Professor, School of Nursing
Community/Alumni Representatives
Steve Petersen - Chair and President, Petersen Inc.
Steve Starks - President, Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment
Bob Stevenson - Mayor, Layton City
Kevin Sullivan - Ret. General and Former Commander, Ogden Air Logistics, Hill Air Force Base
The presidential search committee will hold public meetings this spring to obtain input from the Weber State community and the general public on the presidential search. Details of these meetings will be available mid-March 2018.
Based on feedback obtained in the public meetings, the committee will approve a position announcement and call for nominations and applications. The committee will then screen applications for the position and conduct interviews with candidates. After deliberating, the committee will recommend three to five finalists to the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents intends to name a new president by the end of 2018.
The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is governed by the Board of Regents and is comprised of Utah’s eight public colleges and universities. The CEO of USHE is the Commissioner of Higher Education.
