Section 9Sec./Art. 9

The administration of the State College shall be vested in the president of the State College who shall render full-time service. He shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of a duly constituted search committee. He shall have a term of four (4) years and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term: Provided, however, That this proviso notwithstanding, in order to effect a smooth transition to a State College, the incumbent administrator of the Tangub Agro-Industrial School, if qualified, shall serve as the first president of the State College. The remaining term of the incumbent administrator of the school shall be counted as his first term as the State College president.

In case of vacancy in the office of the president as mentioned in the immediately preceding paragraph, his successor shall hold office for the unexpired term.

The powers and duties of the president of the State College in addition to those specifically provided in this Act shall be those pertaining to the office of the president of similar colleges. If the successor shall serve for a period of more than two (2) years, then such shall be considered as one full term for the successor.

The salary of the president of the State College shall be in accordance with the Revised Compensation and Position Classification System and shall be comparable to that being received by the presidents of similar educational institutions of like enrollment and standing.