Lawmakers, alumni, school officials back Richard Corcoran for FSU President
More than a dozen lawmakers, school officials and associations have sent letters of recommendation supporting Education Commissioner
Richard Corcoran for Florida State University President.
Corcoran
applied for the job earlier this week and is one of nearly two dozen applicants seeking the position currently held by
John Thrasher, who announced his retirement in September.
Letters obtained by Florida Politics show Corcoran has broad support among those he served alongside during his time in the Legislature, which culminated in a term as House Speaker for the 2017 and 2018 Legislative Sessions. He has also garnered support from alumni, school superintendents and others.
Richard Corcoran among FSU presidential candidates headed to first round interviews
Education Commissioner
Richard Corcoran is among the nine candidates Florida State University will interview this weekend to serve as university President.
Florida State University’s Presidential Search Advisory Committee will conduct the first-round interviews at 9 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. The meeting and interviews will be
Randall Hanna, dean and CEO of Florida State University, Panama City campus; dean, College of Applied Sciences.
Giovanni Piedimonte, M.D., vice president for research at Tulane University, and professor of pediatrics, biochemistry & molecular biology, Tulane School of Medicine.
Michael Young, president emeritus and professor of law and professor of public policy, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University.
Florida State poised to select next president. Nine are on short list.
Some high-profile names are among the 22 candidates considered by a search committee.
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The entrance to Ruby Diamond Auditorium on the Florida State University campus, where a search committee is deciding on a successor to president John Thrasher. [ BILL LAX | Bill Lax/FSU Photo Lab ]
Updated May 11
A search committee looking for the next president of Florida State University on Tuesday developed a short list of nine candidates that includes state education commissioner Richard Corcoran.
The committee chose Corcoran and the others from a candidate pool of 22 people. Two other high-profile candidates â Frank Brogan and Jeff Kottkamp, who served terms as Florida lieutenant governor â did not make the list.