On March 1, 2013, Nellis announced he had been named as the sole finalist for the position of the 16th president of Texas Tech University.

Nellis was announced as the sole finalist for the presidency of Texas Tech University on March 1, 2013.

He was the sole finalist for the position.

On January 28, 2013, Morehead was named the sole finalist to succeed President Michael Adams upon the latter's retirement.

On January 28, 2013, Morehead was announced as the sole finalist to be the 22nd President of the University of Georgia.

On June 11, 2012, it was announced that he was the sole finalist for the position of president at the University of Oregon.

Powers was selected in November 2005 as the sole finalist for the position of president of the University of Texas at Austin.

That left McCann-Erickson as the sole finalist and apparent winner, as designated by the commission last month.

On February 17, 1997, Myers was announced as the university's permanent athletic director after being named sole finalist for the position.

He was named interim president in June 2009, sole finalist for the presidency in January 2010, and president on February 12, 2010.