SAN ANTONIO, Tex.
The search for a chancellor for the University of Texas System has narrowed to two candidates, including a Hispanic surgeon, Texas newspapers have reported.
Still in the running are John Montford, an AT&T executive, and Francisco Cigarroa, president of the UT Health Science Center, both the San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle reported.
UT officials did not confirm to the AP that they had narrowed their search to the two San Antonio men, but regents have a meeting scheduled for Thursday and Friday (Dec. 18-19) in Austin and both candidates were expected to be interviewed at that time.
As the UT system’s chief executive officer, the chancellor oversees nine academic and six health-related institutions. Mark Yudof left the chancellor job in June to head the University of California system.
Montford, a former prosecutor and state senator from Lubbock, was chancellor of the Texas Tech University System from 1996 to 2001. He is a senior vice president for AT&T. Earlier this year, Gov. Rick Perry told several legislators in San Antonio that he thought Montford would be a good choice for the UT job.
