AMES, Iowa ( Iowa Capital Dispatch ) - One of the three candidates set to visit Iowa State University next week in a bid for the presidential seat has dropped from the running, the Iowa Board of Regents announced Friday.

One finalist to succeed Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen “elected to withdraw from the process,” leaving two candidates, according to a news release from the board.

Four finalists were initially selected by the ISU Presidential Search Committee for further consideration, three of whom accepted invitations to come to Ames for meetings with stakeholders and public forums. The committee started with a nearly 80-person candidate pool before narrowing the field to eight semifinalists , who the group interviewed virtually before making their decision on

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