CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – Calling selection of the University’s 9th President the most important responsibility the Board of Visitors must do, Rector William Goodwin has announced a 22-member selection committee. The committee is made up of the 11 Board members, 5 faculty members, 3 former board members — 2 of whom are former rectors, 2 students, and a senior member of the UVa Medical Center management team.

A University release says they’ll break into subcommittees “that will seek input from students, faculty, staff, and alumni as to what qualifications and traits they believe are important for the next President to possess”.

The committee also plans to hold town hall meetings in Charlottesville, Wise, and other cities across the Commonwealth and nation. A dedicated website will be developed so individuals may contact the committee directly and share views.

An executive search firm will assist the committee.  The first meeting is February 20th.

The committee members are, according to the statement:

Representing the Board of Visitors:

• William H. Goodwin Jr. (Darden ’66), Rector (co-Chair)
• Frank M. “Rusty” Conner III (College ’78, Law ’81), Vice Rector (co-Chair)
• Mark T. Bowles
• L.D. Britt, M.D. (College ’72)
• Whittington W. “Whitt” Clement (College ’70, Law ’74)
• Elizabeth M. Cranwell (College ’86)
• Thomas A. DePasquale (Commerce ’82)
• Barbara J. Fried (College ’04)
• Babur B. Lateef, M.D.
• John G. Macfarlane III (Darden ’79)
• James B. Murray Jr. (College ’68)

Student representatives:

• Phoebe A. Willis (College ’13), second-year Law and Darden student and student representative, Board of Visitors
• Aryn Frazier, fourth-year undergraduate student and a recently named Rhodes Scholar

Faculty and staff representatives:

• Pamela Sutton-Wallace, CEO, UVA Medical Center
• John C. Jeffries Jr. (Law ’73), David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law and former dean, UVA School of Law
• Robert. F. Bruner, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and dean emeritus, Darden School of Business
• Michael F. Suarez, S.J., University Professor of English and director, Rare Book School
• Margaret Foster “Mimi” Riley, chair of the Faculty Senate and Professor of Law
• Jahan Ramazani (College ’81), University Professor and Edgar F. Shannon Professor, Department of English

Alumni representatives:

• Thomas F. Farrell II (College ’76, Law ’79) CEO of Dominion Resources Inc., and former rector, Board of Visitors
• Victoria D. Harker (College ’86), COO of Tegna Inc., former member of the Board of Visitors, and former chair of the UVA Alumni Association Board of Managers
• George Keith Martin (College ’75), managing partner, McGuireWoods LLP, and former rector, Board of Visitors