A senior in mathematics jokingly started a petition in an effort to find her own replacement for the newest vacancy in Iowa State’s administration.

“ISU is in search of a new president and Fred Hoiberg is the most ideal candidate,” the petition reads.

First started on change.org, the petition was created by Elizabeth Haut. As of Thursday evening it had over 240 supporters.

A search for a new president comes after the announcement Monday morning that President Steven Leath will be resigning from his position from Iowa State to become the president of Auburn University in Alabama.

Haut said she and her roommates were talking about Leath’s resignation when on of her roommate’s finance texted “Fred of Prez.”

From there, they all decided they would sign a petition if someone made one supporting Hoiberg for president – but then they took matters into their own hands.

“Someone suggested we make one on change.org and so I was the one who grabbed my laptop and created the petition,” Haut said.

And as rumors circle about who will become the next president of Iowa State, many students, alumni and Ames community members have taken to social media to weigh in on who they feel will serve the position best.

“[Hoiberg] is charismatic, has the Ames community behind him, has a very good reputation with alumni,” Haut wrote in the petition. “And most importantly, he is beautiful.”

Haut said that while they all created the description, she thinks she gets credit for adding the last bit.

“It’s fun to see that so many people still love Fred. I was just hoping that by doing this people would get a laugh out of it,” Haut said. 

Hoiberg is the current Chicago Bulls basketball coach – his Twitter handle, however, reads: @ISUMayor32.

Previously, Hoiberg was the men’s basketball head coach between 2010 to 2015. He obtained the nickname “The Mayor” after receiving write-in votes during the 1993 Ames mayor race.

“He’s already the mayor, so why not the president, too,” Haut said.

Others, however, are aiming higher for Iowa State’s next president – including asking Barack Obama.

RT if you want @BarackObama as the new Iowa State president

— Allen Lazard (@AllenLazard) March 20, 2017

The petition hopes to be delivered to Iowa Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter. Rastetter, who announced his plans to not seek another term after his current one ends in April 2017, also has rumors circling around his name as the next Iowa State president.

#Iowa Sen. Dvorsky just said rumor at capitol has #IAregents Pres Bruce Rastetter as possible next #ISU president.

— Vanessa Miller (@VanessaMiller12) March 22, 2017

Rastetter put this rumor to bed Wednesday, however, in an interview with the Des Moines Register.

 “I have not heard that ’til today, and I’m fully employed at Summit and intend to keep it that way,” Rastetter, CEO of Summit Agricultural Group, said.

The Iowa Board of Regents hopes to hold a special meeting soon to discuss the presidential transition at Iowa State. Leath said Monday he intends to work closely with the regents to help select an interim when he leaves.