The Florida State University Board of Trustees will meet from 8 a.m.-noon on Thursday, Sept. 17, to consider several items, including final approval of the 2009-10 operating budget, the 2010-11 fixed capital outlay budget request, and other administrative matters. The meeting will be held in Room 269, Florida State University Foundation, Building B.
In addition, John Hicks of Academic Search Inc. will update trustees on the search for a successor to President T.K. Wetherell. Nominees representing various constituencies, including students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community, will be considered by the trustees to serve on the Presidential Search Advisory Committee. The nominees are:
| Nominee | Constituency |
| Dean Joe Travis | Dean |
| Professor Paul Cottle | Faculty/Physics |
| Professor Carol Darling | Faculty/Human Sciences |
| Professor Clifford Madsen | Faculty/Music |
| Professor Diane Roberts | Faculty/English |
| Mr. Adam Fox | Undergraduate Student, COSS |
| Ms. Lauren Robertson | Undergraduate Student, COB |
| Mr. David Grimes | Graduate Student, College of Law |
| Ms. Renisha Gibbs | Staff |
| Mr. Russ Morcom | Donor |
| Ms. Delores Spearman | Donor |
| Justice Raoul Cantero | Alumni |
| Mr. Ken Van Assenderp | Alumni |
| Mr. Harry Sargeant | Athletics |
| Mr. Ken Willis | Athletics |
| Mr. Jay Landers | Research Foundation |
| Ms. Glenda Thornton | Community |
| Representative Will Weatherford | Community |
| The Honorable Jim Smith, Chairman | Board of Trustees |
The Presidential Search Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in Room 269 of the Foundation Building B to consider the qualifications and job description of the next president. For more information, visit http://president.fsu.edu/search/.