The Presidential Search Committee represents our expansive West Virginia University Community, including faculty, staff, students, academic deans, athletics, our divisional campuses, WVU Medicine, the WVU Foundation, and the WVU Alumni Association.
This will ensure a thorough vetting process to select the most qualified individual to lead our University.
The Presidential Search Committee consists of:
Board Members
Patrice Harris, MD
WVU Board of Governors Vice President
Chair, WVU Board of Governors Ad Hoc Governance Committee
Kevin J. Craig
Chair, WVU Board of Governors Finance Committee
Charles L. Capito, Jr.
Chair, WVU Board of Governors Academic Committee
Bray Cary
WVU Board of Governors Member
Faculty Members
Jennifer Walker, PhD
Assistant Professor of Musicology
College of Creative Arts and Media
Lauren Prinzo
Assistant Professor
WVU Extension – Community and Economic Development
Maura McLaughlin, PhD
Chair and Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Eberly College of Art and Sciences
Classified Staff
Joan Crabtree
Secretary / Treasurer, Classified Staff Council
Manager, Physical Plant II, Auxiliary Operations
Student
Zachary Ellis
Biochemistry
Honors College
Class of 2025
Dean Representative
Joshua Hall, PhD
WVU Milan Puskar Dean of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics
Professor of Economics
WVU Athletics Representative
Natasha Oakes
WVU Deputy Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator
WVU Medicine Representative
Ben Gerber
Chief Executive Officer of Peak Health
Chief Strategy Officer of WVU Medicine – WVU Health System
WVU Foundation Representative
William “Bill” Sheedy
Chair, WVU Foundation Board of Directors
WVU Alumni Association Representative
Marilyn McClure-Demers
Chair, WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors
Regional Campus Representative
T. Ramon Stuart, PhD
Campus President, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
At Large Members
W. Marston (Marty) Becker
Former WVU Board of Governors Members
William D. Wilmoth
Steptoe & Johnson
Former WVU Board of Governors Chair (2019-2021)
Associate Vice President for HSC Academic Affairs
Professor of Periodontics
School of Dentistry
HEPC Chancellor or HEPC Board Chair (ex officio member)
Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker
Chancellor
WV Higher Education Policy Commission
2023-2025 WVU Board of Governors Chairs for continuity (ex officio members)
Taunja Willis-Miller
WVU Board of Governors Chair (2023-2024)
WVU Board of Governors Chair (2024 to present)