The members of the 20-person Presidential Search Committee were recommended to the Board of Governors at its March 30 meeting by Board Chair Gordon Elliott. The composition of representation on the committee was announced in early March.
Search Committee
Six faculty for six academic colleges
- Dr. Roberto Canales
Associate professor of physician assistant studies, College of Health and Human Services - Dr. Charlene Berquist
Professor of communication, College of Arts and Letters - Mr. Dana Frederick
Instructor in management, College of Business
- Dr. Terrel Gallaway
Associate professor of economics and 2011-12 chair of Faculty Senate, College of Humanities and Public Affairs - Dr. Sue George
Professor of childhood education and family studies, College of Education - Dr. Janice Greene
Professor of biology, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
One academic administrator
- Dr. Anson Elliott
Director of the William H. Darr School of Agriculture
Two staff members
- Ms. Miko McFarland
Study away advisor
- Mr. Kyle Yates
Associate director of athletics for compliance
Two students
- Mr. Nii Kpakpo Abrahams
Joplin
Junior majoring in communication and ethical leadership with sociology minor, transfer from Crowder Community College in Neosho
- Ms. Paige Jenkins
Bolivar
Senior majoring in agronomy with a minor in Chinese, student member of the Board of Governors
One representative from the West Plains campus
- Ms. Brenda Malkowski
Director of University/Community Programs, alumna
Five members from outside the University (alumni, business community, donors, community leaders)
- Mr. Jim Anderson, search committee vice chair
Springfield
Alumnus, president of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce - Ms. Jann Dye
Waynesville
Alumna, retired educator, volunteer community leader, former member of the Missouri State Board of Governors - Ms. Pat Sechler
Springfield
Senior vice president of Liberty Bank, multi-term and current member of the Missouri State University Foundation Board of Directors
- Mr. Kelby Stuckey
Springfield
Alumnus, basketball letterman, attorney for the City of Springfield - Mr. Joe Turner, search committee chair
Springfield
President and CEO of Great Southern Bank, former member of the Missouri State Board of Governors, current member of the Missouri State University Foundation Board of Trustees
Three current members of the Board of Governors
- Mr. Gordon Elliott
Springfield
Alumnus, chair of the Board of Governors, retired CPA and founder of the CPA firm Elliott, Robinson and Co, CEO of Elliott Lodging - Mr. Steve Hoven
St. Louis
Alumnus, corporate vice president for public affairs for SSM Health Care
- Ms. Cathy Smith
Trenton
Alumna, vice president/secretary of L.E.T., Inc., volunteer community leader
Ex-officio
- Mr. Wes Pratt
Equal opportunity officer
Staff for committee
- Ms. Marilyn Dennis
Staff emeritus
Contact information
Contact John McAlear, secretary to the Board of Governors, for more information about the presidential search process.