December 11, 2009
To: UT System-wide Faculty and Staff
From: Interim President Jan Simek
Re: UT Health Science Center Chancellor Search
The University is announcing today the members of a committee overseeing the search for a new chancellor at the UT Health Science Center. Their work will begin next week.
An external consultant will be hired to work with the committee to recruit candidates, narrow the candidate field and vet candidates. The University is currently conducting a request for proposals to select the consultant.
The new chancellor will serve as chief administrative officer of the UTHSC campus in Memphis and its satellite locations in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Jackson and elsewhere in the state.
The University is eager to find a highly qualified and dynamic individual to lead the Health Science Center during this critical time and beyond. The chancellor will help the University pursue its goal of increasing UTHSC's research efforts and continuing to improve upon providing the best training and education for the health care professionals in Tennessee.
The search committee's first meeting will be at 2:30 p.m., Dec. 18, at the Health Science Center in 101 Hyman Building, 62 South Dunlap St., Memphis.
William Evans, director and chief executive officer of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Linda Hendricks, chief human resources officer for the UT System, are co-chairs of the committee.
The committee's other 18 members are:
