L. Jay Lemons

Lemons may leave

L. Jay Lemons, chancellor of the University of Virginia's College at Wise, is a finalist for the presidency of Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa. He planned to spend Sept. 18-20 in interviews at Susquehanna, and the school's governing board is expected to select a president by early October. Chancellor of U.Va.-Wise since 1992, Lemons has directed a variety of important projects, including the college's July 1999 name change from Clinch Valley College. He worked to increase faculty salaries and recruit a more talented student body through selective admissions. The college, ranked second among the South's public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report, is nearing completion of its first-ever capital campaign which is expected to top $18 million.