North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Search Committee

The Chancellor Search Committee of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University was appointed to work towards finding the 11th chancellor of this historic institution.

Stanley F. Battle, president of Coppin State University since 2003, was elected chancellor by the Board of Governors. UNC President Erskine Bowles placed Battle's name in nomination November 10 during the board's regular November meeting. Battle, 55, will assume his new duties July 1, 2007, succeeding Lloyd V. Hackley.

The N.C. A&T Chancellor Search Committee included members of the board of trustees, the faculty, the staff, the student body, the alumni and the community. Erskine B. Bowles, president of the University of North Carolina System, gave the committee its charge March 29. Dr. Velma Speight-Buford was chair.

If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please email the Chancellor Search Committee at srchcomm@ncat.edu or call toll free at 1.866.518.6792. Correspondence may be mailed to: The Chancellor Search Committee, North Carolina A&T State University #1129, 1601 E. Market Street, Greensboro, NC, 27411.

Established in 1891, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is a public, land-grant university in the University of North Carolina System (UNC). Located in the heart of Greensboro, N.C. A&T is one of America’s largest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). A&T is a learner-centered community that develops and preserves intellectual capital through interdisciplinary learning, discovery, engagement, and operational excellence. The university is ranked by the Carnegie Classification System as “high research activity,” and graduates the largest number of African-American engineers and accountants in the country.

North Carolina A&T State University was assisted in its chancellor search by Hedrick & Struggles. Veronica Biggins was the firm's representative to the University. The firm's contact information is as follows:

Heidrick & Struggles
303 Peachtree Street, NE
Suntrust Plaza Suite 4300 Atlanta, GA, 30308
Telephone: 404-577-2410 | Fax: 404-577-4048
Email: NCATChancellor@Heidrick.com

To learn more about the search firm, please visit the website of Heidrick & Struggles.

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