Fifteen members of the Antioch College community have been named to begin the process of recruiting and identifying candidates for the president of newly independent College. The announcement was made by President Emerita of the City University of New York Graduate School and University Center, and University Professor Frances Degen Horowitz ’54, co-chair of the Antioch College Board Pro Tempore and chair of the search committee.
"Antioch College is at an exciting moment in its distinguished history," said Horowitz in announcing the appointments. "We are grateful to this exceptional team of talented individuals who are willing and able to devote countless hours to the search for Antioch’s next leader."
In February, the Board announced the selection of John Isaacson and his firm Isaacson, Miller as the search consultant. The firm has conducted hundreds of searches for leading institutions, including secretary for the Smithsonian Institution, and presidencies for Brown, Tufts, the University of Pennsylvania, and Vanderbilt. It is the hope of the Board to announce its selection by mid-summer or early fall. The interim president, Matthew Derr ‘89, will serve until the new president assumes office.
The members of the search committee are as follows:
Frances Horowitz ’54 (chair)
President Emerita of the City University of New York Graduate School and University Center, and University Professor
Jay Lorsch ‘55
Louis Kirstein Professor of Human Relations at the Harvard Business School
Barbara Winslow ‘68
Coordinator of the Women's Studies Program in the School of Education at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
Ed Richard ‘59
President and trustee of the Edward H. Richard Foundation.
Susan Eklund-Leen
Antioch College Director of Cooperative Education and Campus Work
Tendaji Ganges ‘71
Assistant to the Chancellor and Executive Director, Educational Opportunity Initiatives at the University of Michigan-Flint
Joyce Idema ‘57
Director of press and public relations for the Santa Fe Opera
Steve Schwerner ‘60
Antioch College Professor and Dean of Students Emeritus
Joe Foley ‘64
Professor Emeritus of Communication, The Ohio State University
David Goodman ‘69
Principal, North Arrows LLC
Shelby Chestnut ‘05
Santa Fe Art Institute Artist and Writers Residency Assistant
Nick Boutis
Executive Director of Glen Helen Ecology Institute
Shadia Alvarez ‘96
Assistant Principal, New Day Academy
Lisa Denise Delpit ‘74
Professor, Urban Education, Florida International University Center for Urban Education and Innovation, and Visiting Scholar at Southern University
Judith “Judy” Voet ‘63
Emerita Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Swarthmore College