Four candidates from UW-Madison are potentially vying to be chancellor on campus, though finalists are set to be announced Wednesday.
According to the Small Business Times, the candidates from campus positions include: Michael Knetter, professor and dean of the UW School of Business; Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters and Science; Richard Moss, professor and chair of the department of physiology; and Patrick Farrell, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
While some have speculated on which candidates were applying from within the university, this is the first time any names been released.
Knetter said he would not comment and he wanted to “respect the process” of choosing the next Chancellor. The SBT said Knetter interviewed for the position last week.
Sandefur and Farrell both also declined to speak when asked for comment, with Moss unavailable for comment as of press time.
Other candidates whose names have been made public include David Bejou, dean of the school of business at Virginia State University, and Vincent Pellegrino, a vice president at Southwest Minnesota State University.
Over 55 candidates applied for Chancellor John Wiley’s job, though most of the names were kept confidential. Wiley has served as chancellor since 2001.
Finalists announced soon
Members of the UW-Madison Chancellor Search and Screen Committee and a special Board of Regent’s committee met Tuesday to select candidate finalists to replace Chancellor John Wiley.
Names of the selected finalists will be announced at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
As members of the two committees left the meeting, most declined to comment per specific instructions from the committee chairs.
David Walsh, chair of the Board of Regent’s special committee, said the meeting went “terrific.”
“This committee has done a great job and we’re really proud of the candidates … we’re ready to start interviewing,” Walsh said.
Check dailycardinal.com Wednesday for an update on the finalists.
—Jillian Levy and Devin Rose contributed to this report
