By NICK BUDD
Hays Post

The search for the next president of Fort Hays State University has been turned over to the Kansas Board of Regents.

According to Breeze Richardson, associate director for communications and governmental relations for the Regents, after the candidates had on-campus visits, the search committee had the option to cut any of the five candidates. Both Richardson and Dennis Miller, Phillipsburg, chairman of the search committee, declined to say if any of the candidates had been eliminated from consideration.

FHSU President Edward H. Hammond announced his retirement, effective June 30, in the fall after serving the university since 1987.

The Regents will hold final interviews with the candidates throughout this week and the ninth president of FHSU is expected to be announced next week.

The five finalists for the position are:

• Dr. Tisa Mason, vice president of Student Affairs at Fort Hays State

• Dr. Mirta Martin, dean of the Reginald F. Lewis School of Business at Virginia State University

• Dr. Gregory Mosier, dean of the College of Business at the University of Nevada-Reno

• Dr. Michael Droge, president of Park University in Kansas City, Missouri

• Dr. Tom Jackson Jr., vice president of student affairs at the University of Louisville