OSU/A&M Board of Regents Select Search Consultant to Assist with the OSU Presidential Search Process

Friday, April 20, 2007

MUSKOGEE, OK --The OSU/A&M Board of Regents approved the selection today during its regularly scheduled meeting of an executive recruiting expert to assist the OSU Presidential Search Committee and Board of Regents in the search process.

The Regents selected Bill Funk with R. William Funk & Associates.  Mr. Funk will work with the search committee to develop the position description, which will address the responsibilities, education, characteristics and experience required for the position.  In addition, Funk will manage the advertising initiative as well as identify and research prospective candidates as part of an in-depth process to make sure the most promising and highest qualified candidates are identified and interviewed.

“We want to make sure the search commitment can efficiently conduct its business,” OSU/A&M Board of Regents’ Chairman Joe Hall said.   “While the decision of who to hire rests ultimately with the Board of Regents, Mr. Funk’s expertise and experience will be of great assistance to the committee members as they carry out their important assignment to identify the best qualified persons for consideration.”

Mr. Funk, who has extensive experience with university presidential searches across the nation, was previously with Korn/Ferry International and assisted with the last OSU presidential search.

The Regents approved the $90,000 contact, which goes into immediate effect.

The OSU System consists of OSU-Stillwater, the State’s University and a leading land grant instructional and research university; OSU-Tulsa, which offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree choices;  OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, recently ranked 14th in the nation in rural medicine and 30th in primary care education by U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Graduate Schools 2008”; OSU-Okmulgee, a respected technical college; and OSU Oklahoma City, Oklahoma’s fastest growing higher education institution.   The OSU System serves more than 32,500 students, making it the largest system of higher education in Oklahoma.