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Laredo, TX- A nationwide search for the dean of Texas A&M International University’s A. R. Sanchez School of Business that attracted some 40 candidates has culminated in the selection of Dr. R. Stephen Sears.
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Our senior consultants form the backbone of the firm. A snapshot:

19 former Presidents or Chancellors with experience in all aspects of higher education, including public and private institutions, community colleges, boards of regents, and higher education associations

13 former Vice Presidents/Cabinet Officers/Deans with significant accomplishment in all areas of administration from academic affairs to development/advancement to enrollment management

Our Consultant Team

James B. Appleberry

James B. Appleberry, president, is president-emeritus of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

Bruce T. Alton

Bruce T. Alton, senior consultant, joined Academic Search in 1986 and has served over 120 searches, 100 of those for the presidency.

Herman E. Collier, Jr.

Herman E. Collier, Jr., of counsel, is President Emeritus of Moravian College.

Thomas B. Courtice

Thomas B. Courtice, senior consultant and immediate past president, joined Academic Search in 2004 after serving a total of 27 years in the academic presidency.

Constantine W. Curris

Constantine W. Curris, senior consultant, joined Academic Search, Inc. in 2009 after serving as President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, a national association of over 400 public colleges and universities, for ten years.

James A. Davis

James A. Davis, senior consultant, retired as President of Shenandoah University in 2008 after 26 years of service that transformed a relatively small conservatory and college into a reputable regional private University.

James H. Day

James H. Day, senior consultant, is the founder and principal of Hardwick-Day.

John A. DiBiaggio

John A. DiBiaggio, senior consultant, is also president emeritus of Tufts University after having served as the eleventh president

James P. Ferrare

James P. Ferrare, senior consultant is in his tenth year with the firm, having joined Academic Search in 2000.

Bill J. Franklin

Bill J. Franklin, senior consultant, is the former president of the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC).

Karen L. Goldstein

Karen L. Goldstein, senior consultant, joined Academic Search, Inc. in 2009 after serving as Vice President for Business and Finance at Davidson College since 2004.

Elaine H. Hairston

Elaine H. Hairston, senior consultant, joined Academic Search after eight years as chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents.

R. Stanton Hales

R. Stanton Hales, senior consultant, joined Academic Search after serving as president of The College of Wooster for 12 years.

John B. Hicks

John B. Hicks, senior consultant, is secretary emeritus to the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System.

Maya Ranchod Kirkhope

Maya Ranchod Kirkhope, senior consultant, has worked in higher education for the past twenty years and specifically with presidents and governing boards for the past ten years.

Harold M. Kolenbrander

Harold M. Kolenbrander, of counsel, joined Academic Search in 2001 after serving as interim president of Alma College.

Jessica S. Kozloff

Jessica S. Kozloff senior consultant, joined Academic Search in 2008 after thirteen years as the president of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Robert W. Lawless

Robert W. Lawless, senior consultant, joined Academic Search after eight years as the president of the The University of Tulsa. Dr. Lawless also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center from 1989 to 1996.

Theodore J. Marchese

Theodore J. Marchese, senior consultant, served 18 years as vice president of the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)

Garry W. Owens

Garry W. Owens, senior consultant, served as founding dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Texas Tech University.

Robert E. Parilla

Robert E. Parilla, senior consultant, served for 20 years as president and CEO of Montgomery College in Maryland.

John E. Pickelman

John E. Pickelman, is chancellor emeritus of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD), a position he held from March 1, 1991 to August 31, 2007.

Susan Resneck Pierce

Susan Resneck Pierce, senior consultant, who joined Academic Search in 2006, is president emerita of the University of Puget Sound.

Frank G. Pogue

Frank G. Pogue, senior consultant, joined Academic Search in 2007 after serving as President of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for eleven years.

Peter H. Ruger

Peter H. Ruger, senior consultant, is also a member of the law firm of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C.

Roy B. Shilling

Roy B. Shilling, senior consultant, is president emeritus of Southwestern University.

Carol A. Stack

Carol Stack, senior consultant, joined Academic Search in 2009 and continues to serve as a principal with Hardwick Day consulting where she develops and refines brand strategies through research and campus workshops.

Ronald S. Stead

Ronald S. Stead, of counsel, is now in his twenty-seventh year of service to college and university search committees and has seen to conclusion over 150 searches, all but eleven of them for presidents or chancellors.

Julie E. Tea

Julie E. Tea, senior consultant, has over fifteen years of experience in higher education and has been leading senior level searches for eight years.

Patricia T. van der Vorm

Patricia T. van der Vorm, senior consultant, served as an administrator at American University for 18 years.

Judith B. Ward

Judith B. Ward, senior consultant, was the Executive Associate Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center and former Associate Vice President for Government Relations at the University of Wisconsin System.

Michael C. Weston

Michael C. Weston, senior consultant, is past president of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).

R. Thomas Williamson

R. Thomas Williamson, senior consultant, joined Academic Search in 2008 after serving as president of Westminster College for eleven years