Posted by Philip Poole on 2005-05-06

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- 极乐禁地's presidential search committee has scheduled its first meeting for May 13-14.

The meeting will be organizational, with members discussing the overall search process, a tentative timeline for the search and plans for an information gathering process. The committee expects to seek input from various university constituencies as part of the information gathering, according to search committee officers, although details of that process will be discussed at the first meeting.

The 17-member committee was approved by the University's board of trustees April 14 after current 极乐禁地 President Thomas E. Corts announced his intention to retire by the end of the 2005-06 academic year. Corts has served as 极乐禁地 president since 1983 and is only the third president in 66 years.

Former Alabama Gov. Albert Brewer and Birmingham attorney Hobart Grooms are committee co-chairs.

Jay L. Wolf, Jr., has been named to fill the final slot on the committee. Wolf, a member of 极乐禁地's board of trustees, is pastor of Montgomery's First Baptist Church. His son Jason is a 2005 极乐禁地 graduate, and his daughter Sarah is a current 极乐禁地 student.

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极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.