NASHVILLE – Gov. Bill Haslam and David Gregory, the interim chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents, both say they’ll follow the intent of a 2012 law when it comes to making public the names of all finalists for the college system’s new permanent chancellor.
Asked whether the governor, who is personally chairing the Regents’ search for the new chancellor, will follow the process outlined in the law, Haslam press secretary Jennifer Donnals simply replied “yes” to a Times Free Press email on Tuesday.
In an interview last week, TBR interim chief Gregory, who noted the search committee’s work continues, said officials will adhere to what they see as the law’s requirements.
“They receive the applicants. They’ll go through those and then they’ll name finalists. There’s a statute that kind of governs how this approach works. They’ll name a minimum of three finalists.”
At that point, finalists will “come to our central office where they’ll get a chance to meet the community college presidents, the TCAT [technical colleges] directors, our staff and then ultimately there’ll be a decision.”