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The search for a new SEC commissioner is on!
The SEC announced Thursday that it has anointed a five-person committee to begin the process of finding a replacement for commissioner Mike Slive, who will step down from his position on July 31, 2015. Nicholas Zeppos, Vanderbilt's chancellor and the current chair of the SEC's presidents and chancellors, is responsible for assembling the committee.
"The SEC has enjoyed an era of unprecedented success under Mike Slive and at the same time has been a leader in dramatic change in the landscape of college athletics under his direction," Zeppos said. "It is critical to have an efficient transition of leadership in order to continue our success on the fields of play as well as to identify a staunch advocate for academic achievement, integrity and sportsmanship. Our objective is to seamlessly maintain our conference's participation in shaping the future of intercollegiate athletics."
The five members of the committee are Arkansas chancellor David Gearhart, Alabama president Judith Bonner, Kentucky president Eli Capilouto, Mississippi State president Mark Keenum and Missouri chancellor R. Bowen Loftin. Gearhart will serve as the committee's chairperson.
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The SEC announced Thursday that it has anointed a five-person committee to begin the process of finding a replacement for commissioner Mike Slive, who will step down from his position on July 31, 2015. Nicholas Zeppos, Vanderbilt's chancellor and the current chair of the SEC's presidents and chancellors, is responsible for assembling the committee.
"The SEC has enjoyed an era of unprecedented success under Mike Slive and at the same time has been a leader in dramatic change in the landscape of college athletics under his direction," Zeppos said. "It is critical to have an efficient transition of leadership in order to continue our success on the fields of play as well as to identify a staunch advocate for academic achievement, integrity and sportsmanship. Our objective is to seamlessly maintain our conference's participation in shaping the future of intercollegiate athletics."
The five members of the committee are Arkansas chancellor David Gearhart, Alabama president Judith Bonner, Kentucky president Eli Capilouto, Mississippi State president Mark Keenum and Missouri chancellor R. Bowen Loftin. Gearhart will serve as the committee's chairperson.
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