Scott PowersMarch 9, 2020
4min484
Vistasp Karbhari faces multiple controversies at his current university.
Tag: presidential searchCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Scott PowersMarch 9, 2020Scott PowersMarch 6, 20207min708
One finalist is facing allegations of mistreating women.
Scott PowersMarch 3, 20204min538
Seven academic executives selected while Ken Lawson missed the cut.
Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2019
8min526
Seymour does not want to be indefinite interim nor a cadidate for president
Scott PowersMarch 20, 2019
5min375
'If Whittaker sued UCF, we could be engaged in a legal battle.'
Scott PowersMarch 9, 2018
3min434
Saying that University of Central Florida Provost Dale Whittaker not only represents keeping the school on its trajectory but also is the best candidate, the school’s board of trustees unanimously voted Friday to nominate him as the next UCF president. Whittaker, provost and executive vice president at UCF for the past three and a half […]
Scott PowersMarch 5, 20186min321
University of Central Florida Provost and Executive Vice President Dale Whittaker gets his turn in the hot seat Tuesday morning in the university’s search for its next president, set to be concluded Friday. Whittaker, who has been with UCF for four years, joins three other finalists in the hunt to succeed retiring President John Hitt, […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 23, 2016
3min348
The presidential search committee for Enterprise Florida (EFI) on Friday whittled down its list of finalists to lead the state’s public-private economic development organization. The final two are: — Michael Finney, former chief executive officer, Michigan Economic Development Corp., who was ranked No. 1 by five of the committee’s six members. — Richard M. Biter, a retired assistant secretary […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 16, 2016
3min346
The presidential search committee for Enterprise Florida (EFI) on Friday decided on five finalists to lead the state’s public-private economic development organization. They are: — Christine L. Adamow, formerly with the Ringling College of Art & Design’s Department of Business and Art Design. — Richard M. Biter, a retired assistant secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation. […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 12, 2016
3min213
Enterprise Florida (EFI) is sticking to its plan to hire its next president and CEO by the next board meeting on Sept. 28-29. The public-private economic development organization’s presidential search committee held a conference call Monday. Stan Connally, head of Gulf Power Company in Pensacola and chair of the search committee, said the group had received over 100 resumes for […]