Jacksonville University selects finalists for presidency

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John M. Beehler, founding Vice President for Research, Economic Development and Public Engagement at the University of North Texas at Dallas

Previously, as founding provost and vice president for academic excellence and student success of the university, he developed the inaugural budget for the new university; hired staff, full-time faculty and administrative leaders in academic excellence and student success; wrote or approved all inaugural faculty and student policies; developed the inaugural course schedules and teaching assignments for faculty and planned and implemented the move of faculty and staff into the newly completed Founders Hall.

His academic career includes serving in leadership positions over the past 18 years, including chair/president of the Faculty Senate, department chair, associate dean, dean, associate provost, provost and vice president. Before going to the University of North Texas at Dallas, he was associate provost for economic initiatives and the dean of the Haile/US Bank College of Business at Northern Kentucky University, where he held the Ralph V. Haile Jr. dean leadership chair in business.

He was a member of the project management team of the Commission on Building the University of the 21st Century, focused on defining UNT-Dallas? role and creating a national model of best practices for emerging universities. His experience in fundraising, research, grants and contracts, philanthropic foundations, branding, marketing and public relations includes success helping to raise almost $50 million for his colleges during his 10-year tenure as dean.

Jacksonville University selected three finalists last week for its president job, which will open up when current President Kerry Romesburg retires in 2013.

The candidates include a former JU alumnus with corporate experience at Pepsi Co Inc., a national adviser to college and university presidents who is a former provost and a proponent of academic excellence who helped start a university in Texas, according to a news release.

The university will host community receptions, which are open to the public, for each finalist on campus Oct. 16, 17 and 19. The three finalists are:

• John M. Beehler, founding vice president for Research, Economic Development and Public Engagement at the University of North Texas at Dallas, will be at JU Oct. 16.
• Jayne Marie Comstock, director, Executive Leadership Group, American Council on Education, Washington, D.C., will be at JU Oct. 17.
• Tim Cost, executive vice president/consultant, PepsiCo, will be at JU Oct. 19.

?These are our three choices from an excellent field of candidates who we feel have the best chance of leading Jacksonville University through its next chapter of growth,? JU Board of Trustees Chairman Ron Autrey said in a news release. ?The depth of their backgrounds and breadth of their skills make this one of the strongest group of finalists from among the strongest overall field of candidates that JU has ever experienced in a presidential search.?

Can't make it out to the community reception? Click through the photos to see the candidates and get more background information on them.

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