A co-chairman of the Iowa State University presidential committee said the committee was intending to bring the Iowa Board of Regents three to five applicants, as they had originally requested.

Roger Underwood said the committee originally chose four applicants after the committee interviewed applicants while in Minneapolis last Thursday and Friday.

“We extended offers to four people. Two of the four candidates dropped out,” Underwood said.

Underwood said the other two applicants should have figured it out earlier, but they must have gotten cold feet.

He said the committee narrowed down the applications by looking at several different factors.

“We took into consideration what they do, what they know about fundraising, but there wasn’t a list of criteria,” Underwood said. “We chose who best connected with the job description.”

There will be two public forums, one with each of the candidates.

Kumble Subbaswamy will be in 2019 Morrill Hall at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, and Steven Leath will be in 2019 Morrill Hall at 3:45 p.m. Friday.