Diana Carlin, professor of communication studies at Kansas University, is a finalist in the search for a new president at Pittsburg State University.

Carlin has also served as the dean of the graduate school and international programs at KU.

Other candidates include Thomas L. Keon, dean of the college of business administration at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla.; Fletcher M. Lamkin, vice president for institutional advancement at the Dominican University of California in San Rafael, Calif.; and Steven A. Scott, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Pittsburg State.

Carlin is scheduled to visit the campus April 16-18.