By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Four finalists have been identified to become the 11th President of Northwest Missouri State University
The four individuals were identified by a search committee hired by the Board of Regents.
The four finalists are Michael Godard, provost at Southeast Missouri State University, David P. Jones the vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Minnesota State University Mankato, Kent Porterfield vice provost of student affairs at Gonzaga University, and Lance Tatum the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Troy University.
“The search committee was delighted with the quality of the candidates who interviewed last week, and we are enthusiastic about introducing each finalist to the Northwest community as they make campus visits over the next few weeks,” said John Moore, chair of Northwest’s Presidential Search Committee and serves as chair of the Board of Regents in a press release.
Each of the finalists will visit the Northwest campus in Maryville for interactions with stakeholder groups in addition to town hall-style meetings that are open to all students, employees, alumni, community members and other individuals who may be unable to participate in stakeholder-specific sessions.
The public forums also will be available via zoom for people who cannot attend in person. For up to two days after each visit, the Northwest community will have an opportunity to submit their input regarding the finalists by completing a brief, online survey.
More information about the finalists, as well as public forums to ask questions of the candidates HERE.