Only two candidates remain in the chancellor search at SIU Carbondale — Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell and Carlo Montemagno of the University of Alberta.

The Board of Trustees interviewed all four finalists in a closed session meeting last week, and then two of the finalists withdrew themselves from consideration.

Rodney Hanley of Fisk University cited fiscal concerns at the state and campus level, and George Hynd of Oakland University, said he was going to take another job that had been offered to him.

SIU President Randy Dunn said he hopes to be able to make an announcement about the chancellor prior to the SIU Board’s July 13th meeting.