Corcoran headlines list of 9 candidates to become next FSU president
May 11, 2021 at 10:11 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 10:11 PM
Richard Corcoran is among nine candidates in contention to become the next president of Florida State University.
The university's presidential search committee Tuesday released its
Arguably the most notable name on the list is Corcoran, Florida's current education commissioner and a former state House speaker.
If selected, Corcoran would become the third former House speaker to lead FSU, following Thrasher and the late T.K. Wetherell. Unlike Thrasher and Wetherell, though, Corcoran is not an alumnus of FSU.
Florida State University President John Thrasher speaks prior to head football coach Mike Norvell being introduced at a news conference Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla.