Galveston County Daily News, April 12, 2007 By Kyle Janek GALVESTON -- When, in October of last year, Dr. John Stobo announced that he would be leaving the presidency of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston this year, the UT System Board of Regents immediately recognized the urgency and importance of finding an outstanding president for our state's oldest medical school. Within weeks, they openly outlined details of the search process, including proposed timelines and the selection of a distinguished presidential search advisory committee. The committee included eight faculty, student and staff representatives from UTMB and four additional representatives from the Galveston community.