Papp Named President of Kennesaw State University

ATLANTA – (Feb. 16) – Dr. Daniel S. Papp, senior vice chancellor for academics and fiscal affairs for the University System of Georgia, was named today as president of Kennesaw State University by the Board of Regents and University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr.

Papp is expected to assume his new post in mid-May.

Regent Michael Coles served as chair of the Special Regentsʼ Committee charged with interviewing the presidential finalists and making a recommendation to the chancellor and full Board of Regents for final approval. “Dr. Papp is the right choice for Kennesaw State University,” Coles said. “He has a proven track record in high-level academic leadership positions, extensive knowledge about the University System, and a demonstrated commitment to global
learning.”

Chancellor Davis said, “Dan Papp has done an exemplary job as senior vice chancellor for the University System of Georgia in his role of the past five years. We are excited about the leadership he will contribute at Kennesaw State, as he helps lead the institution.”

As the University System's senior vice chancellor for academics and fiscal affairs since 2000, Papp has been responsible for system-wide academic, faculty and student issues and concerns; business and financial affairs; academic and business information-technology systems; and strategic planning affecting all of the University System's 35 institutions, 9,000-plus faculty and approximately 1,300 degree programs.

During his tenure, Papp implemented higher admissions standards, initiated comprehensive program review, and coordinated a statewide assessment of the System. He also oversaw the creation and implementation of the Board of Regentsʼ reformulated 2002-2007 Strategic Plan, and helped lay the groundwork for the Systemʼs newest state college, Georgia Gwinnett College. In addition, he is conducting the Board of Regents' current initiative to improve retention, progression and graduation rates.

Papp served as interim president of Southern Polytechnic State University from 1997 to 1998, and as executive assistant to the president at Georgia Tech from 1994 to 1997. Before becoming senior vice chancellor, Papp coordinated the participation of eight University System of Georgia institutions in Yamacraw, Georgia's initiative aimed at helping the state become a world leader in broadband technology.

An international affairs expert, Papp was the founding director of Georgia Tech's Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, from 1990 to 1993; and director of Georgia Tech's School of Social Sciences, from 1980 to 1990. He joined the Georgia Tech faculty as an assistant professor of international affairs in 1973. Papp also has held visiting and research professor positions at Fudan University, in Shanghai, China; the Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education at the U.S. Air War College, in Montgomery, Ala.; the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College, in Carlisle, Pa.; and the Western Australia Institute of Technology, in Perth, Australia. He has twice been awarded the U.S. Department of the Army's “Outstanding Civilian Service” medal.

Papp's academic specialties include international security policy, U.S. and Russian foreign and defense policies, and the impact of information and communications technologies on national security and international affairs. He is the author or editor of ten books on these topics, including the autobiography of former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk (“As I Saw It,” 1990). He co-authored his most recent book, “American Foreign Policy: History, Politics, Policies,” with Loch Johnson of UGA and John Endicott of Georgia Tech. Papp also has published more than 60 journal articles and chapters in edited books.

The U.S. Department of the Army, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Information Agency, the U.S. Department of Education, NATO, Lockheed, IBM, Georgia Power and others have funded Papp's research. Papp has traveled widely in the former USSR, China, Europe, South Asia, Latin America and Africa. He has held a Sloan Scholarship and a National Defense Education Act Fellowship.

Papp earned his Ph.D. in international affairs from the University of Miami, in 1973, and his undergraduate degree in the same discipline from Dartmouth College, in 1969. He is married to Susan Papp and has two sons (William and Alex) and two step-sons (Michael and Benjamin).

Papp has served on the Church Council at Marietta's Lutheran Church of the Resurrection and coached youth basketball and football. He is a past captain of both the Miami, Fla., and the Atlanta Rugby Football Clubs. He also has been a participant in several Friendship Force home-stay programs in Russia.

Finalists Named For Kennesaw State University Presidency

ATLANTA - (Feb. 2) – Regent Michael Coles, chair of the Special Regentsʼ Committee for the presidential search at Kennesaw State University (KSU), and University System of Georgia Interim Chancellor Corlis P. Cummings today announced the names of the three finalists for the KSU presidency.

The finalists, all with extensive backgrounds in higher education administration at the senior executive level, are candidates to replace outgoing KSU President Betty L. Siegel who has led KSU for nearly 25 years. (more...)

Dr. Lehmkuhle's Campus Visit Rescheduled

January 17, 2006 - Due to a death in his immediate family on the evening of January 14, Dr. Lehmkuhle's campus visit has been re-scheduled from Tuesday, January 17, 2006 to next Monday, January 23, 2006. The schedule for the day on January 23, 2006 will remain the same as that of January 17, 2006. The day will begin at 8:00 AM with a breakfast meeting with the presidential search and advisory committee, followed by a presentation at 10:30 AM by Dr. Lehmkuhle in the Stillwell Theater. The luncheon at 12:30 and the reception at 4:30 are by invitation. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding.

Presidential Search News Update - January 2006

The Presidential Search and Advisory Committee is pleased to announce the names of five candidates for the position of president at Kennesaw State University. These candidates will visit Kennesaw State University in January of 2006 to meet with our campus and community. The candidates, in order of their dates of visitation, are listed below:

Timothy Mescon, Ph.D. - Dean of the Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University (campus visit: January 9, 2006)

Dan Papp, Ph.D. - Senior Vice Chancellor for Academics and Fiscal Affairs, University System of Georgia (campus visit, January 12, 2006)

Stephen Lehmkuhle, Ph.D. - Interim Chancellor of University of Missouri Kansas City and Senior Academic Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Missouri System (campus visit, January 17, 2006)

Thomas Hanley, Ph.D. - Former Provost, Auburn University (campus visit, January 18, 2006)

John Dunn, Ed.D. - Provost and Vice Chancellor, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (campus visit, January 20, 2006)

Presidential Search News Update - December 2005

On December 2, 3 and 4, 2005 the Presidential Search and Advisory Committee interviewed ten candidates. They narrowed the candidate list to five, who will be invited to campus in January. The regents office of the University System of Georgia has requested that the committee not disclose the identity of the candidates at this time. Please check this Web site for further updates.

Presidential Search News Update - November 2005

The Presidential Search and Advisory Committee met on November 18, 2005. The agenda included review and discussion of the applications received to date. Ten applicants emerged from the discussion as candidates whom the committee would invite to off-site interviews. These interviews will be held in December of 2005. Upon completion of the off-site interviews, the committee will identify a group of finalists who will be invited for campus visits in January of 2006.

Open Feedback Forums Scheduled

KSU's Presidential Search Advisory Committee has scheduled four open forums to gather feedback from KSU's constituents.

Open Forum Schedule:

• October 10, 2005 at 3:30PM in BB151 (During the University Senate Meeting

• October 25, 2005 at 12:30PM in BB151

• October 26, 2005 at 5PM in BB151

• October 27, 2005 at 12:30PM in BB151

Update of Committee Progress - September 12, 2005

• The committee established a timeline for the search process.

• The committee created a position announcement.

• The committee created a white paper.

• The committee created a presidential profile. (more...)

July 13, 2005 Press Release

Kennesaw State Presidential Search Committees Named
ATLANTA -- (July 13) -- University System of Georgia Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith announced today the appointment of the campus committee that will be charged with assisting in the selection of a new president for Kennesaw State University.

A national search is being conducted to replace Dr. Betty L. Siegel, who recently announced that she is stepping down as of Jan. 2, after having served as president since 1981.  (more...)