Finalists chosen for facilities planning and management post

Three finalists have been selected in the search for a new associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management at UW–Madison.

The finalists are:

• Mina Amundsen, university planner, facilities services at Cornell University.
• William Elvey, director of facilities management, University of Texas at Dallas.
• Robert Simonton, assistant vice chancellor, capital programs, Oregon University System.

A 17-member search committee of faculty, staff, students and community members recommended the finalists to Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell.

“I greatly appreciate the hard work the committee put into this important national search,” Bazzell said. “The committee has presented me with an impressive and diverse group of finalists for the position.”

The candidates will visit the UW–Madison campus in the next few weeks to meet with faculty, staff, students and community members. Dates and itineraries for the campus visits, which will include public forums, will be announced when details are finalized.

The associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management provides leadership and strategic vision over the full spectrum of UW–Madison’s facilities management activities. These include development of a new campus master plan, capital budgeting, facilities project design and construction, environmental and safety compliance, transportation services and other activities.

The new associate vice chancellor will succeed Alan Fish, who is now vice president of real estate and campus services at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Dorothy Steele is serving as interim associate vice chancellor.