July 28, 2009

To: Members of the Grinnell College Community
From: David White ’90, chair of the Board of Trustees

I am pleased to announce the formation of the Search Committee that will initiate as soon as possible a national search for the thirteenth president of Grinnell College. The Committee will make its recommendation to the Board of Trustees.

Paul Risser ’61 will chair the Committee. Its composition is as follows:

From the Board of Trustees:

Paul G. Risser ’61, chair

Clint D. Korver ’89, vice-chair

Trish Fitzgibbons Anderson ’80

Robert F. Austin ’54

Nordahl L. Brue ’67

Patricia Jipp Finkelman ’80

Caroline H. Little ’81

From the Faculty:

Janice Gross, professor of French, Seth Richards Professor in Modern Languages

Elaine Marzluff, associate professor of chemistry

Jack Mutti, professor of economics, Sidney Meyer Professor in International Economics

Daniel Reynolds, associate professor of German; director, Center for the Humanities

From the Student Body:

Jon Richardson ’10

From the Alumni:

Rob Killion ’90, Alumni Council president

From the Staff:

Elena Bernal ’94, vice president for Diversity and Achievement