Florida State College at Jacksonville’s presidential search committee narrowed the list of candidates to 13 on Wednesday.
FSCJ spokeswoman Jill Johnson said one candidate withdrew Wednesday afternoon.
The 16-member FSCJ Presidential Search Committee contracted with Washington, D.C.-based AGB Search firm to narrow the 74 applications that were submitted by Jan. 31.
The search committee will contact references and narrow the list to eight-10 semifinalists by Feb. 20. Those candidates will be scheduled to visit Jacksonville on March 18-19.
The finalist interviews and selection will be determined April 1-10, according to the search committee timeline. The campus will host those candidates.
Then, the search committee will present a list of candidates, unranked, to the board of trustees, which is scheduled to meet April 9.
The position came open May 31 with the retirement of former President Cynthia Bioteau.
Lawyer Kevin Hyde, a partner with Foley & Lardner, serves as the interim president but did not apply for the permanent position. He said he will stay on for the transition.
The 12 finalists include candidates from seven states, with five from Florida.
"We had a large pool of highly qualified applicants for the position, and we are committed to the process moving forward," FSCJ Trustee Thomas R. McGehee, Jr. said. "FSCJ and the search committee are carefully reviewing the applicants to ensure we find the candidate that is most-qualified for our institution and the community."
John Avendano, Ph.D., president and CEO, Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, Illinois
Stephanie G. Brown, Ed.D., vice president for Enrollment and Student Services, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale
Cliff Davis, Ed.D., president, Table Rock Campus and vice chancellor of the system, Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, Missouri
Richard L. Dawe, Ph.D., president, Ozarka College, Melbourne, Arkansas
Marielena DeSanctis, Ph.D., interim college provost and senior vice president, Academic Affairs and Student Services, Broward College, Broward County
Natalie J. Harder, Ph.D., chancellor South Louisiana Community College, Lafayette, Louisiana
Shaun L. McKay, Ed.D., president Suffolk County Community College in the State University of New York System, Selden, New York
Madeline M. Pumariega, chancellor of the Florida College System until December 2018, Tallahassee
James W. Ross, Ed.D., president and CEO of Pamlico Community College, Grantsboro, North Carolina
David A.F. Sam, Ph.D., president and professor Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois
Harvey Slentz, J.D., professor of Business and Employment Law Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville
Jean A. Wihbey, Ph.D., vice president of Workforce Development at Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth