This qualitative case study uses Wartman's (2014) Guiding Principles for High Level Searches to investigate the executive selection process. The study explores how members of the search committee, governing board, and search consultant perceive the method a community college used to select its permanent president. To examine the process, one central question is posed: How does an urban two-year public institution recruit, select, and hire a president? Guided by Wartman's eight guiding principles, the central question is investigated using the following sub-questions: 1. How did trustee members as leaders who are given timely and sufficient authority (decision making power) to conduct presidential searchers describe the process to recruit, select, and hire a president at a two-year public institution? 2. How did the procedural methods used by the Executive Selection Committee (an engaged team who exhibited clearly defined roles and responsibilities) impact the outcome of a search? 3. How and to what extent was the search process a reflection of the institution's culture and reputation (thinking beyond comfort zones and acting consistently) with the college's institutional image)? [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]