Bethune-Cookman search committee to look for President Trudie Kibbe Reed's replacement

DR. TRUDIE KIBBE REED

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- A search committee has been named to start looking for a new president for Bethune-Cookman University.

Larry Handfield, the university's board chairman, said today that he has named a committee of board members, faculty, student government association and other representatives to start looking nationally for a replacement for Trudie Kibbe Reed, who has served as president since August 2004. He said that Reed, 64, currently remains as president but will be retiring.

A transition committee of the board is working out her departure date and the transition plan. An announcement is expected in the next week. Reed is out-of-town and could not be reached for comment.

"She is still the president. More details will be made public as far as when her retirement will go into effect," he said.

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