Gearhart To Lead Search Committee For Next SEC Commissioner
by October 28, 2014 10:22 am 109 views
University of Arkansas chancellor David Gearhart will chair the national search committee for the next commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The committee will also include Judith Bonner, president of the University of Alabama; Eli Capilouto, president of the University of Kentucky; Mark Keenum, president of Mississippi State University; and R. Bowen Loftin, chancellor of the University of Missouri.
Current SEC commissioner Mike Slive will retire in July 2015 after 13 years in the position.
“Mike Slive has done an incredible job as SEC Commissioner,” Gearhart said. “He is revered throughout college athletics. Finding the right person to carry on the leadership of the Southeastern Conference, an unquestioned leader in intercollegiate athletics, is a major undertaking as the position is vital to the continued positive transformation of the conference and intercollegiate athletics as a whole.”