MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University has narrowed its presidential search to a single candidate, a University of Mississippi administrator who will spend Tuesday on campus meeting faculty, staff, students and community leaders.
Steven G. Holley stands alone in the running to follow Sidney A. McPhee, who has led the Murfreesboro school for years, at the state’s largest destination for community college transfers. University officials said the interview process is still underway.
At Ole Miss, Holley holds the titles of chief operating officer and executive vice chancellor. In that job he runs the business side of an enterprise that brings in more than $950 million a year, leads a division of more than 750 staff members and 350 contractors, and oversees 225 buildings valued at $2.6 billion.
Before Mississippi, he was the top business officer and a vice president at Abilene Christian University in Texas. Holley also holds a certified public accountant license issued in Tennessee.
His own path through college resembles that of many MTSU students. Holley was the first in his family to graduate from college and began with an associate degree from Northeast Mississippi Community College before moving on.
The public forum runs from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Student Union Building’s second-floor Parliamentary Room at 1768 MTSU Blvd. Seating is first-come, first-served, and parking is available in the Student Union Lot across the street. The session will also air live on the campus True Blue TV channel and its streaming apps, with an archived version posted afterward.
Feedback forms will open on the presidential search website once the forum ends. After that, the MTSU Board of Trustees will weigh recommendations from the search committee and vote before any job offer goes out.
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