Search committee selected for new provost

Members of the search committee to find a new provost and executive vice president for Academic and Student Affairs for Grand Valley have been selected.

The members were announced August 11 by search committee co-chairs Teri Losey, secretary to the Board of Trustees and executive associate to the president, and Jon Jellema, recently retired associate vice president for Academic Affairs and associate professor emeritus of English. 

Provost Gayle R. Davis informed faculty and staff members July 11 that she will retire next summer. The committee will conduct a nationwide search for Davis's successor. 

Members of the search committee include:

• Teri Losey, secretary to the Board of Trustees and executive associate to the president

• Jon Jellema, retired associate vice president for Academic Affairs and associate professor emeritus of English. 

• Colleen Bailey, associate director of Residence Education, Housing and Resident Life and chair of the Administrative Professional Committee

• Jodi Chycinski, director of Admissions

• Ella Fritzemeier, president of Student Senate

• Karen Gipson, professor of physics and chair of the Executive Committee of the Senate/University Academic Senate

• Julia Guevara, professor of social work and former associate vice president for Academic Affairs

• Cynthia McCurren, dean of Kirkhof College of Nursing and member of the Provost’s Cabinet

• Donald Mitchell, assistant professor of leadership and learning and faculty associate for the Division of Inclusion and Equity

• Noreen Myers, Board of Trustees (2005-2012), board chair (2011-2012), and Grand Valley alumna

• Felix Ngassa, professor of chemistry and vice chair of the Executive Committee of the Senate/University Academic Senate

• Charles Pazdernik, professor of classics and a representative on the Executive Committee of the Senate/University Academic Senate

• Samhita Rhodes, associate professor of engineering and a representative on the Executive Committee of the Senate/University Academic Senate