{"id":322,"date":"2024-08-20T15:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nwfsc.edu\/presidential-search\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2024-10-28T17:00:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:00:20","slug":"rudy-wright","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nwfsc.edu\/presidential-search\/search-committee\/rudy-wright\/","title":{"rendered":"Rudy Wright"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\">Home<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"#\">Board of Trustees<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\">Presidential Search<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Rudy Wright Biography<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwfsc.edu\/presidential-search\/\">Overview<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\/presidential-search\/upcoming-meetings\/\">Meetings<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\/presidential-search\/search-committee\/\">Search Committee<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\/presidential-search\/communications\/\">Communications<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\/presidential-search\/application-process\/\">Application Process<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\/presidential-search\/finalists\/\">Finalists<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\/presidential-search\/interview-schedules\/\">Finalist Schedules<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/presidential-search\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rudy-Wright-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h1>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 class=\"el-title uk-margin-top uk-margin-remove-bottom\">Maj. 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