Soukup announces selections for Presidential Transition Advisory Committee(Note: The following is a September 26 memo to the Gallaudet community from Board of Trustees Chair Benjamin Soukup.)
I am pleased to announce the appointment of the following members to the Presidential Transition Advisory Committee (PTAC):
Board: Cheryl Heppner (PTAC chair), Frank H. Wu
Faculty: MJ Bienvenu, Frank Duffy
Administration: Mark Amissah, David Armstrong
Staff: Sherry Duhon
Clerc Center: Janet Weinstock
Graduate Student: Taye Akinola
Undergraduate Student: Justin Jackerson
Alumni: Sean Virnig
As explained in a previous memo, the PTAC will serve three purposes:
- Orient the new president of
- Generate support for the new president of Gallaudet among all stakeholders, through a sense of participation
- Ensure an orderly beginning for the new administration
Plans are being made to schedule PTAC’s first meeting within the next two weeks. The members of the PTAC will be expected to be ready to congratulate the new president as soon as the selection is announced by the board, and to begin working with that individual in advance of his/her arrival.
The Board of Trustees thanks the campus community for recommending outstanding individuals to represent them on this advisory committee. We look forward to providing a warm welcome and smooth transition for Gallaudet University’s 10th
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