Candidate Belinda McCarthy dropped out of the Ball State University provost search last week, saying she had been offered the provost position at another university.
"I haven't made a final decision yet," McCarthy said about the job offer, but since she is in negotiations with another university, she decided to pull out of the Ball State search.
McCarthy applied for positions at several other universities, including Missouri State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, but refused say which university offered her the position.
McCarthy serves as dean of the College of Health and Public Affairs at the University of Central Florida. She was supposed to visit Ball State's campus for interviews and an open forum today.
O'Neal Smitherman, vice president of information technology and chairman of the search committee, said Friday that he had not talked with McCarthy about her withdrawal.
"The plan is to move forward as is scheduled," Smitherman said.
This is the second time that a finalist has voluntarily dropped out since the provost search began in the summer of 2005. Andrew Bodman, a provost candidate from the first search, withdrew his name last fall. Shortly after Bodman's withdrawal, President Jo Ann Gora canceled the search and hired a search firm to start again.
Smitherman said because the finalists were such great candidates, he expected other universities would be interested in them as well.
"We still have three very good candidates," he said, "and I'm anxious to see the other two who are coming to campus."
The final two provost candidates will visit campus this week. Terry King, dean and professor in engineering in the College of Engineering at Kansas State University will participate in an open forum at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and Bjong Wolf Yeigh, director of the Center for Science, Technology and Engineering Policy at St. Louis University, will participate in an open forum at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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