Search Firm

R. William Funk & Associates
R. William Funk & Associates is recognized as the premier recruiter of
senior level executives in higher education.  No other firm or collection of
consultants has had as significant an impact on higher education leadership
in the past 25 years than Bill Funk and his team.  Among the sitting
Presidents they have recruited are: Donna Shalala at the University of
Miami; David Skorton at Cornell University; Nancy Cantor at Syracuse
University; France Cordova at Purdue University; Patrick Harker at the
University of Delaware; and, Mark Emmert at the University of Washington.
Their experience and success in recruiting Education Deans is equally
impressive.

Kayla O'Rourke
Kayla O'Rourke, who will be the lead Consultant for our search has over ten
years of search consulting experience.  She worked at Korn/Ferry
International and has been a consultant with Accenture.  She has worked with
Mr. Funk for nearly a decade and has conducted a myriad of Dean projects.
Kayla has an undergraduate degree from Hardin-Simmons University and an MBA from the University of Texas.