MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) – Three finalists in Morehead State University’s search for a new president will visit the campus next month.

The finalists to replace retiring President Ronald G. Eaglin are G. Edward Hughes, the founding president and chief executive officer of Gateway Community and Technical College in Covington; Peter S. Hoff, former president of the University of Maine; and Wayne D. Andrews, the vice president for administration and chief operating officer at East Tennessee State University.

Eaglin, who became Morehead State’s president in July 1992, announced in January that he was retiring. He is the longest-tenured current president of a public university in Kentucky.

His successor is expected to be announced before the end of the year.