The University's Board of Regents announced Friday a list of five candidates that the 18th president of UNM will be chosen from by the end of the semester.
The announcement comes five months after regents formed an 11-member search committee to examine applications and interview candidates from a pool larger than 100.
"It is a very balanced group of candidates," said Reg. James Koch.
In a brief special meeting, the board unanimously approved the selection of the five finalists for the top UNM administrator position.
The candidates are:
l Louis Caldera earned his master's degree in business and his law degree both from Harvard University and is the vice chancellor for University Advancement at California State University Long Beach, Calif. Caldera is also the president of the CSU Foundation. He also worked as the secretary of the Army under President Clinton from 1998-2001.
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l Larry E. Penley, who earned his doctorate in management from the University of Georgia in 1976, is the dean of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He also teaches courses in management at ASU.
l Edward John Ray, who received his doctorate and master's degree from Stanford University, is the executive vice president and provost at Ohio State University.
l Carlos E. Santiago is the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at the University at Albany, State University of New York and earned his doctorate in economics and one of his two master's degrees in economics from Cornell University.
l Until 2002, Linda Bunnell Shade was the senior vice president for higher education at the College Board, the organization that created standardized tests such as the SAT. She has also worked as the chancellor of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Each of her three degrees is in English with her master's and doctorate coming from the University of Colorado.
"This is a very exciting time for the University," said Reg. Larry Willard, president of the board.
Willard told the regents that the finalists are being invited to visit campus during the next three weeks to meet with students, staff, faculty and administrators. Koch said no definite time frame for the candidates' campus visits has been established, but each should be visiting for one to two days.
Koch added that it will be important for the next president to exhibit excitement and a new vision for the University as well as have the ability to work with the State Legislature.
According to law, the board may not select a new president until at least 21 days after the announcement of the five finalists, making the announcement of a finalist coming some time after April 11.
