SBU's Board of Trustees selects search firm for presidential search

BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� Executive search firm CarterBaldwin will assist the 麻豆影院 University Board of Trustees with the search and selection process for the University鈥檚 26th President.

鈥淐arterBaldwin is ranked among the Top 40 executive search firms in the United States and has been recognized on multiple occasions as one of the country鈥檚 best recruiting firms,鈥� said the Rev. David Brown, chair of the SBU Presidential Search Committee. 鈥淭hey specialize in academic and educational searches and are also evangelical and understand the dynamics of what we will be looking for in our next president.鈥�

Presidential Search Committee members include these trustees and ex officio members:

Rev. David Brown, committee chair
Dr. Mike Roy, committee vice-chair
Dr. Eddie Bumpers, Board of Trustees chair
Tim Carter
Dr. Jonathan Hayashi
Bob Ingold
Kyle Lee, Board of Trustees vice-chair
Linda Marshall
Cheryl Mayfield, Board of Trustees secretary
Josh L. Trimble
Dr. John Yeats, ex officio, Missouri Baptist Convention executive director
Jon Nelson, ex officio, Missouri Baptist Convention president

The search committee has scheduled forums with SBU faculty, staff and students to provide an update on the presidential search process.

鈥淎s we conduct this nationwide search for the next leader of SBU, we appreciate the prayers of faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors and Missouri Baptists,鈥� Brown said. 鈥淭he Lord is answering your prayers and helping us through this process.鈥�

*Published: 3-22-2021