TALLAHASSEE Nine candidates vying to become president of Florida State University, including a mix of academic leaders and politically connected players, are set to be interviewed as the school seeks a replacement for retiring President John Thrasher.
The university’s Presidential Search Advisory Committee whittled a list of 22 applicants Tuesday, with interviews of the nine remaining candidates scheduled to start Friday.
Three candidates state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, Florida State Athletic Director David Coburn and Tallahassee attorney and lobbyist Sean Pittman have deep political ties in the state Capitol and have spent at least the majority of their careers outside of academia.
/ Among the candidates who will be interviewed is state Education Commissioner, and former Florida House Speaker, Richard Corcoran.
Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is among nine who will be interviewed to replace John Thrasher.
A search committee on Tuesday narrowed a list of candidates to become president of Florida State University.
A total of nine people will be interviewed for the position on May 14 and 15.
Among the candidates who will be interviewed is state Education Commissioner, and former Florida House Speaker, Richard Corcoran.
Also included are current FSU Athletic Director David Coburn, Tallahassee attorney, FSU Panama City Dean Randy Hanna, and lobbyist Sean Pittman, along with what the presidential search committee called five more traditional candidates having academic backgrounds.
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