KU News Release

LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little today announced a 16-member committee that will conduct a national search for the next provost and executive vice chancellor for the Lawrence campus.

Danny Anderson is serving as interim provost until a permanent hire is made for the position. He succeeded Richard Lariviere, who left KU earlier this year to become president of the University of Oregon.

Mabel Rice, the Fred and Virginia Merrill Distinguished Professor of Advanced Studies, will chair the committee.

Other committee members are: Ann Brill, dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications; Marta Caminero-Santangelo, chair of the English department; Lisa Friis, associate professor of mechanical engineering; Diane Goddard, vice provost for business and finance; John Hachmeister, associate professor of visual art; Bob Hanzlik, professor of medicinal chemistry; Christopher Haufler, chair of the ecology and evolutionary biology department; Mason Heilman, student body president; Jeannette Johnson, assistant to the provost; Paul Koch, professor of business; Stacy Leeds, professor of law; Terry Proctor, specialist, Human Resources and Equal Opportunity; Paul Terranova, vice chancellor for research, KU Medical Center; Milton Wendland, graduate student; and Lisa Wolf-Wendel, professor of educational leadership and policy studies.