August 2001
The new FAMU trustees hold their first meeting Aug. 2. Art Collins, a FAMU alumnus and lobbyist with offices in Tallahassee and Washington, is named chair.
Among other business items, the trustees ask the new chair to appoint three members to serve on a task force to work out FAMU's differences with Florida State University over the college of engineering. The board also asks Humphries to remain in place until a new president can be identified. He agrees to stay until Dec. 31. In the weeks following, trustees hammer out qualifications and a job description for the president position via phone conferences.
Notices formally announcing the presidency position and inviting applicants are circulated throughout the higher education community.
September 2001
The FAMU board of trustees has its second face-to-face meeting.
— Compiled by Cheryl D. Fields
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