Philander Smith President Interviews For Job In Florida
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The president of Philander Smith College
says shes a candidate for the same job at Bethune-Cookman College
in Daytona Beach, Florida. Trudie Kibbe Reed said a decistion
whether to hire her could come as early today. Shes already been
interviewed by Bethune-Cookman officials. Reed said the Florida
school courted her and she did not seek out the position.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that the chair of the
Bethune-Cookman College board introduced Reed around campus
yesterday. Bethune-Cookman spokeswoman Catherine Kershaw declined
to comment.
The 56-year-old Reed would replace president 76-year-old Oswald
P. Bronson, who plans to retire June 30th. Reed has been president
at Philander Smith for six years. Both schools are historically
black colleges.
