By NICK BUDD
Hays Post

After receiving a report each of the five candidates, Fort Hays State University President Mirta Martin said she expects to make a decision on FHSU’s next provost next week.

Martin told “The Eagle Morning Show” on Tuesday she examined the report from the search committee, and three out of the five candidates have received a “practical exercise.”

“The standard deviation from the faculty and staff regarding who liked who was insignificant,” Martin said. “We’re giving them the exercise so I can discern which candidate is the best fit.”

The search committee put together a report on the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate after their on-campus visits last week.

The five finalists are:

–Dr. Graham Glynn, Vice Provost and Executive Dean of college-wide programs at Mercy College in New York City

–Dr. Sheryl Santos-Hatchett, Founding Dean of the Division of Education and Human Services at the University of North Texas at Dallas

–Dr. John Ronnau, Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services at the University of Texas-Pan American

–Dr. Gersham Nelson, Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Central Missouri

–Dr. John Ryder, Provost at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates