University Begins Search for Engineering Dean
Provost Sharon Gaber has initiated the search for the dean of the College of Engineering. The search committee is being chaired by Jim Rankin, vice provost for research and economic development. The committee plans to begin reviewing applications by October with a goal of having a new dean in place by July 2013. More information about the position can be found on the College of Engineering dean's search website.
The dean is the chief academic and administrative officer of the College of Engineering and reports to the provost/vice chancellor for academic affairs. The dean also holds the Irma F. and Raymond F. Giffels Endowed Chair in Engineering.
Currently, Terry Martin is serving as interim dean of the college. The former dean, Ashok Saxena, held the position from July 2003 until June 2012, when he began a two-year term as vice chancellor of Galgotias University, a new private, multidisciplinary research university near Delhi, India.
The search committee includes the following members:
- Troy Alley, dean’s advisory council
- Juan Balda, interim head, electrical engineering
- Susan Gauch, department head and Rodger S. Kline Chair, computer science and computer engineering
- Micah Hale, associate professor, civil engineering
- Bryan Hill, assistant dean for recruitment & international programs
- Rodger Kline, dean’s advisory council
- Kellie Knight, senior director of development & external relations
- Stacy Leeds, dean, School of Law
- John Marshall, dean’s advisory council
- Heather Nachtmann, associate professor, industrial engineering
- Bruce Pontious, associate vice chancellor for advancement
- Errol Porter, research associate, High Density Electronics Center
- Doug Spearot, associate professor, mechanical engineering
- Vince Stanko, undergraduate student, civil engineering
- Vasu Varadan, Distinguished Professor and George M. and Boyce W. Billingsley Chair, electrical engineering
- Ranil Wickramasinghe, professor and Ross E. Martin Chair, chemical engineering
- Joe Wyatt, graduate student, biomedical engineering
- David Zaharoff, assistant professor and Twenty-First Century Professorship in biomedical engineering
Contacts
Camilla Shumaker, director of science and research communications
University Relations
479-575-7422,
camillas@uark.edu
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