SIUE names finalists for Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail SIUE’s finalists for vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion include, from left, Lakesha Butler, Jessica Harris and Debbie Thomas. EDWARDSVILLE — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected two internal candidates among its three finalists in the search for its first Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (VCEDI). SIU School of Dental Medicine (SDM) Chief Diversity Officer, Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Services Dr. Cornell Thomas is chairing the search committee. The candidates will participate in virtual interviews in late January and early February.