VPHA/SMHS Dean Search Committee
The 20-members search committee is lead by Art Malloy, vice president for student affairs, and Maridee Shogren, dean of the College of Nursing & Professional Diciplines, with the support of search consultants from WittKieffer.
Art Malloy, EdD - Committee Co-Chair
Vice President for Student Affairs
Maridee Shogren, DNP - Committee Co-Chair
Dean, College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines
Misty Anderson, DO
Internal Medicine, Sanford Health Valley City Clinic
DeAnna Carlson Zink
CEO, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Paul Carson, MD
Director, Center for Immunization Research & Education / Professor, Public Health,
NDSU
Colin Combs, PhD
Associate Dean of Research / Chair, Biomedical Sciences, SMHS
Cindy Flom-Meland, PhD
Chair / Professor, Physical Therapy
John Gray, MD
Internal Medicine & Nephrology, Kidney Specialists of Minnesota
Jeff Hostetter, MD
Medical Director, Bismarck Center for Family Medicine
Jay Metzger, PhD, PA-C
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies, SMHS
Dave Molmen
SMHS Advisory Council
Melanie Nadeau, PhD
Graduate Program Director & Assistant Professor, Indigenous Health, SMHS
Bob Newman, PhD
Professor, Biology
Ross Ogden
Medical Student, SMHS / SMHS MD Class of 2027, President
Josh Ranum, MD
Internal Medicine, West River Health Services
Ken Ruit, PhD
Senior Associate Dean & Associate Professor, SMHS
Judy Solberg, PhD
Chief of Staff, Office of the Dean, SMHS
Zauna Synnott
Department Manager, Indigenous Health, SMHS
Jacob Tupa
Medical Student, SMHS / SMHS MD Class of 2026, President
Susan Zelewski, MD
Associate Dean Clinical Medical Education, SMHS / Pediatrician, Altru
Jen Rogers - Chief Administrative Officer
Director of University Policy
Chris Egeland - Administrative Support
Operations Manager, Human Resources
Kerry Quealy
Consultant, WittKieffer
Jeff Schroetlin
Consultant, WittKieffer
Claudia Teschky
Consultant, WittKieffer
Clarence Braddock, MD
Consultant, WittKieffer
Committee Charge
- Adopt a timetable for the search that will permit the public announcement of the new vice president by September 15, 2024.
- Recommend an advertisement and profile representing the criteria for the position of VPHA/Dean SMHS including the necessary skills and attributes sought for the position.
- Conduct an active national search to attract highly qualified candidates with/through the search consultants and relying upon each member’s own connections.
- Evaluate applications.
- Assess candidates via remote semi-finalist interviews and on-campus finalist interviews for up to 5 individuals.
- Present the president with an unranked list for final consideration including a description of each candidate’s strengths and weaknesses.
- Observe strict confidentiality in the conduct of the search. Any member of the search committee who breaches confidentiality may be removed from the committee.
- Promote a diverse candidate pool while abiding by UND and NDUS equal opportunity and non-discrimination guidelines.
- Serve without predetermined bias for or against any prospective candidates nominated, referred, or discovered in the search process.
- Make participation and meeting attendance a top priority throughout the duration of the search.
Search Time Line
Date | Event |
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March 14 | Initial search committee meeting |
March 31 & April 7 (weeks of) | Focus groups conducted by WittKieffer |
May 1 | Follow-on search committee meeting |
Mid May | Search is launched |
May-July | Recruitment period |
July 19 | Best consideration deadline for applications |
July 31 | Committee identifies candidates for Zoom interviews |
August 12 & 13 | Committee conducts Zoom interviews |
August 26 & September 3 (weeks of) | On-campus interviews with finalists |
September 11 | Committee recommends candidates for president's consideration |
Late September | Appointment announced |