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 headlines list of 9 candidates to become next Florida State University president
Florida s education commissioner, others to interview for job
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Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is among the candidates to be the next president of Florida State University.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â 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.
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.
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.
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.