Messrs. Whited, Hanna & Tyra, get your resumes in order.

From the Neosho Daily News:

SMSU to search for new president

From staff reports
SPRINGFIELD -- Advertising for the new president at Southwest Missouri State University will begin in September, and to be fully considered, applicants will need to submit materials no later than Nov. 8, the SMSU presidential search committee decided recently.

On Wednesday, the committee agreed to run ads in several national publications and on several web sites targeted to the higher education committee, including The Chronicle of Higher Education and higheredjobs.com beginning in early September and running through October. Ads will also be placed in several publications directed at minority groups, including Black Issues in Higher Education, Hispanic Outlook and Women in Higher Education. An ad will also run in The Wall Street Journal. Total cost of the ad campaign is estimated at $12,000 to $15,000.

"This advertising plan is consistent with our desire to cast the recruitment net as widely as possible," said Mike Franks, chair of the search committee, and a member of the Neosho R-5 Board of Education. "We believe our advertising needs to be national, broad-based and inclusive. This plan accomplishes that."

To be fully considered, applications must be received by Nov. 8. Applicants will be asked to submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae or resume, the names of five professional references and a vision statement regarding the university's mission. Additional information will be requested as the process progresses. In the next few days, the ads will be finalized by a small work group.

The next meeting of the presidential search committee is Aug. 18.

The presidential search web site is www.smsu.edu/presidentialsearch/ .

I hope they pick someone not evil this time.