About Academic Search
Texas Wesleyan University has selected Academic Search as the executive search firm to facilitate the search for the University's next president. For more than four decades, Academic Search has offered executive search services to higher education institutions, associations and related organizations. Academic Search was founded by higher education leaders on the principle that they provide the most value to partner institutions by combining best practices with their deep knowledge and experience.
Academic Search brings extensive search experience in higher education executive searches, having conducted over 2,200 searches, with 90% of the placements remaining in office for five or more years. Equally important is its diversity, equity and inclusions strategies, with 64% of the searches resulting in placements of women and people of color.
For more information, visit academicsearch.org.
Dr. Stuart Dorsey
Prior to joining Academic Search, Dr. Dorsey served as President of Texas Lutheran University. He was also an Associate Professor of Economics at West Virginia University; Professor, Department Chair and Academic Dean at Baker University; Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Evansville and President of the University of Redlands. Additionally, Dr. Dorset served as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance for three years.
Dr. Suzanne K. Mellon
Dr. Mellon is President Emerita of Carlow University, where she served as president and professor from 2013 to 2021. She has a distinguished career in higher education administration for the past 23 years, including Executive Vice President at Saint Anselm College and Dean of the College of Health Professions and McAuley School of Nursing at the University of Detroit Mercy. She's held leadership positions and served on regional, state and national organizations in higher education and health care.