Current WMU Executive Director Dellanna W. O'Brien announced her retirement in January of this year. It is effective Sept. 1, exactly 10 years after she accepted the position.

Coffman said the committee is eager to receive recommendations from all interested Southern Baptists. The committee asks that letters of recommendation include sufficient information on a nominee, including a contact address and/or telephone number. While not necessary, a copy of a woman's resume may be submitted to the committee, she said.

The executive director of WMU is responsible for directing the work of the organization's national headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., including developing and implementing an annual budget of $15 million. She also represents the organization on multiple coordinating groups within the denominational structure of the Southern Baptist Convention. She also travels extensively, speaking frequently at Southern Baptist- and WMU-related events.

General qualifications for the position include being a member of a Southern Baptist church; having a working knowledge of WMU's purpose and structure and holding undergraduate and graduate degrees in higher education.

Letters of recommendation should be mailed to: Ann Coffman, Box No. 302, 5224 State Road 46, Sanford, FL 32771.