McNeese Presidential Search on Campus

The four semifinalists selected by the McNeese State University Presidential Search Committee will be on campus Tuesday, April 16, to meet with faculty, staff, students and alumni/community leaders. Those semifinalists are: 

Andy Benoit, Jr., Vice President of Enrollment Management, Texas A&M University  

Shadow Robinson, Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, University of Arkansas  

Wade Rousse, Executive Vice President, McNeese State University  

Allen Vital, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Southern University System 

The Committee will host Stakeholder meetings at the following times on Tuesday, April 16: 

Faculty and Staff Meetings in F.G. Bulber Auditorium 

9 a.m. Dr. Shadow Robinson 

10:30 a.m. Dr. Andy Benoit 

1 p.m. Dr. Allen Vital 

2:30 pm. Dr. Wade Rousse 

Student Meetings in the Student Union – La Jeunesse Room 

9 a.m. Dr. Allen Vital 

10:30 a.m. Dr. Wade Rousse 

1 p.m. Dr. Shadow Robinson 

2:30 p.m. Dr. Andy Benoit 

Community Leaders and Alumni Meeting at the Alumni Center Conference Room 

9 a.m. Dr. Andy Benoit 

10:30 a.m. Dr. Shadow Robinson 

1 p.m. Dr. Wade Rousse 

2:30 p.m. Dr. Allen Vital 

The Committee will conduct interviews with all semifinalists on Wednesday, April 17 in the SEED Center.  

9 a.m. Dr. Andy Benoit 

11 a.m. Dr. Shadow Robinson 

1 p.m. Dr. Wade Rousse 

3 p.m. Dr. Allen Vital 

After the interviews are complete, the Search Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. to select the finalists. The finalists will be announced on Wednesday. 

These finalists will then be invited to Baton Rouge to interview with the full Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System on April 25. The Board will select McNeese’s next president at that meeting.