Chancellor candidates announced

 

Board of Trustees announced Thom D. Chesney, John L. Kuehn, Rusty L. Monhollon and Paul D. Turman as the four finalists of the Nebraska State College System chancellor search, Monday.

Over Sunday and Monday, the Board will meet to interview each of the candidates at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln.

The finalists submitted their applications by Aug. 8 and went through a lengthy process to get to this phase. During the Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 15, Gary Bieganski, chair of the NSCS Board of Trustees and chair of the chancellor search committee, assured the trustees the search was successful in their timeline. He said the finalists were being narrowed down and were going through a reference and background test.

“I am pleased that we have four talented finalists who will be able to build on the momentum created by Chancellor Carpenter and lead the State Colleges to a bright future,” Bieganski said in a NSCS news release. “I would like to thank the members of the search and advisory committees for their dedication to the search process.”

After 18 years of serving as NSCS Chancellor, Stan Carpenter announced his retirement in May and the search for the new Chancellor began in June.

 

Thom D. Chesney, Ph.D.

Current President of Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas

Ph.D. in English Literature, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

M.A. in English – Creative Writing, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota

A.B. in Spanish, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

 

 

Rusty L. Monhollon, Ph.D.

Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Missouri Department of Higher Education, Jefferson City, Missouri

Ph.D. in History, University of Kansas, Lawerence, Kansas

M.A. in History, University of Kansas, Lawerence, Kansas

B.A. in History, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas

 

 

John L. Kuehn, D.V.M.

Current Professor of Biology at Hastings College, Hastings

Nebraska State Senator for District 38

Owner of Kuehn Animal Health

B.A. in Biology, Hastings College, Hastings

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

 

Paul D. Turman, Ph.D.

System Vice President for Academic Affair for the South Dakota Board of Regents

Ph.D. in Interpersonal Communications, University of Nebraska Lincoln

M.A. in Communications, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota

B.A. in General Studies, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota