LSU President Wade Rousse has announced members of the committee that will select the next LSU New Orleans chancellor by the end of the year.Â
The university was previously led by Kathy Johnson, who served as president of the University of New Orleans from 2023 until shortly before the school left the University of Louisiana System for the LSU System and adopted LSUâs branding.Â
âThis campus is entering a defining period of institutional transformation and its top leader must strengthen public trust, expand enrollment and research activity, and position LSU New Orleans as a model for modern urban higher education,â Rousse said in a news release.Â
The committee will get its first look at the applicant pool Aug. 25, with the goal of selecting a finalist in December.Â
The search committee will be chaired by Nick Mueller, a former UNO vice chancellor. Members include:Â
Boysie Bollinger, a New Orleans business magnate and ally of Gov. Jeff LandryÂ
Bobby Savoie, Loyola Universityâs business dean, an LSU alumnus and prominent donor to UNOÂ
Dave Sherman, a New Orleans attorney and UNO business grad
Michael Hecht, CEO emeritus for Greater New OrleansÂ
Gary Solomon, a New Orleans businessman and major UNO donor
Larissa Littleton-Steib, chancellor of Delgado Community College
Former state Rep. Jim Tucker of AlgiersÂ
Chris Summa, Faculty Senate presidentÂ
Coleen Maidlow, Staff Council presidentÂ
Kamille IsonÂ
Mike Jackson, a New Orleans construction engineer and UNO alumnus
Jeff Ehlinger, a New Orleans bank executive and UNO graduate
Randall Langston, LSU New Orleans vice president of enrollment management
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