North Carolina State University, Committees, Chancellor Search Committee Records 1952-1998

The Chancellor is the chief administrative and executive officer, leader and spokesperson of North Carolina State University and reports to the President of the University of North Carolina General Administration and the Board of Governors, whose members are appointed by the North Carolina legislature. The Chancellor Search Committee is charged by the President to advertise the position and recruit and assess candidates. The Committee concludes by recommending a short list of candidates to the President for consideration of the position of Chancellor.

The Chancellor Search Committee is charged by the President to advertise the position of Chancellor, create consensus around desired qualifications for the position, and recruit and assess candidates. The Committee concludes its duties by recommending a list of candidates (usually three names) to the President for consideration of the position of Chancellor. The structure of the Committee has varied across years, but committee members are usually drawn from the University Trustees, faculty, staff, and student body. Committee members usually range in number from ten to twenty-five committe. Some years there have been multiple subcommittees.

The Chancellor is the chief administrative and executive officer, leader and spokesperson of North Carolina State University and reports to the President of the University of North Carolina General Administration and the Board of Governors, whose members are appointed by the North Carolina legislature. The Chancellor defines the scope and authority of faculties, councils, committees, and officers of North Carolina State University, is a member of all faculties and other academic bodies of the university, and has the right to preside over the deliberations of the legislative bodies of the faculties of the institution. The Office of the Chancellor retains authority in faculty and EPA personnel, student matters, contracts, leases, and other agreements, and the acquisition and disposition of property.

The title of the head of North Carolina State University has changed over time. First the university was led by a President (1889-1934), then a Vice President of the Consolidated University (1934), then a Dean of Administration (1934-1945), and finally a chancellor (1945-present). John William Harrelson was appointed Vice President in 1934 and retired as Chancellor in 1953. Thus, the first Chancellor Search Committee formed in 1952 when Chancellor Harrelson announced his plans to retire.

The records of the Chancellor Search Committees include minutes, reports, correspondence, surveys, and job announcements for the six searches that occured between 1952 and 1998. These searches were conducted in 1952-1953, 1958-1959, 1974-1975, 1981-1982, 1989-1990, and 1997-1998.

3 archival boxes

This collection is arranged into six series according to the dates each search was conducted and a new committee was formed. Restricted materials are arranged in separate boxes.

• Series 1. 1952-1953 Committee
• Series 2. 1958-1959 Committee
• Series 3. 1974-1975 Committee
• Series 4. 1981-1982 Committee
• Series 5. 1989-1990 Committee
• Series 6. 1997-1998 Committee

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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Committees, Chancellor Search Committee Records, UA 022.023, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

• North Carolina State University, Office of the Chancellor, John William Harrelson Records, 1933-1953 (UA 002.001.002)
• North Carolina State University, Office of the Chancellor, Carey Hoyt Bostian Records, 1954-1959 (UA 002.001.003)
• North Carolina State University, Office of the Chancellor, John Tyler Caldwell Records, 1959-1975 (UA 002.001.004)
• North Carolina State University, Office of the Chancellor, Joab Langston Thomas Records, 1965-1981 (UA 002.001.005)
• North Carolina State University, Office of the Chancellor, Bruce Robert Poulton Records, 1982-1989 (UA 002.001.006)
• North Carolina State University, Office of the Chancellor, Larry King Monteith Records, 1989-1998 (UA 002.001.007)
• North Carolina State University, Office of the Chancellor, Marye Anne Fox Records, 1998-2004 (UA 002.001.008)

Transferred from North Carolina State University Chancellor Search Committee.

Processed by Rachel Trent, 2011 March; Finding aid written by Rachel Trent, 2011 April