Chancellor candidate visits university
Search could be over by Friday, source says
By Jacque Nguyen
Staff Reporter

The possible candidate to occupy the chancellor’s office in Sadler Hall is scheduled to be on campus today.

Credible sources confirm that the president of Illinois State University, Victor John Boschini Jr., is the final candidate expected to take over Michael Ferrari’s position as chancellor.

A university official, who asked to remain anonymous, said the decision will be made before Boschini leaves TCU Friday. The source said the position is Boschini’s barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Geology professor and Chancellor Search Committee member Nowell Donovan declined to comment or confirm any information.

The anonymous source said the search committee met Monday and was given Boschini’s name as the final candidate.

Kelli Horst, director of communications, said the final candidate will be on campus to meet with different university groups. She said she cannot confirm any of the events scheduled for later this week.

“It’s just part of the search process,” Horst said.

Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs William Koehler confirmed the candidate will be on campus today. He said the candidate will be meeting at 9 a.m. with the academic deans.

A luncheon with the candidate is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. today in the Chancellor’s Ballroom.

Koehler said the Board of Trustees will have committee meetings Thursday followed by a dinner that evening. The Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for Friday morning, he said.

Koehler said he is unsure if the Board will vote on the candidate at the Friday meeting. The anonymous source said the decision will be made before Boschini’s departure Friday.

According to the ISU official Web site, Boschini assumed office as the 16th president July 1, 1999. He originally came to the university in 1997 as vice president for student affairs. Boschini is also an associate professor in the Educational Administration and Foundations Department in the College of Education.

Ferrari announced last summer that this would be his final year at TCU. Ferrari said he is ending his five-year tenure at TCU in May to spend more time with his family in Chicago, Ill.

According to the official TCU Web site, Ferrari became the ninth chancellor July 1, 1998, bringing to the position more than 30 years of experience in higher education teaching, administration and research, including 14 years as president at Drake University in Iowa.

Jacque Nguyen
j.f.nguyen@tcu.edu

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