Search firm

The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors selected the higher education search firm of Greenwood/Asher & Associates Inc., of Miramar, Fla., as a consultant to the Presidential Search Committee and the board in recruiting VCU’s next president.

The board considered 12 proposals and the top four firms made presentations to the Board of Visitors. Jan Greenwood, Ph.D., the firm’s president and a former university president and professor, has conducted more than 700 searches in her career and will serve as the lead consultant.

Stephen Portch, Ph.D., also will continue as adviser to the board and search committee and work in partnership with Greenwood.

For more information on the search firm, please visit the Greenwood/Asher & Associates Web site.