Dear Faculty,
I wanted to provide an update on our progress to fill a key academic leadership role at the university. The national search for our new Dean of the Graduate School and Senior Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is officially underway, and I am pleased to announce the members of the consultative committee:
Faculty Members:
- Hal Alper, Department of Chemical Engineering (Committee Chair)
- Aydogan Alti, Department of Finance
- Charlotte Canning, Department of Theatre and Dance
- Frances Champagne, Department of Psychology
- Catherine Cubbin, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
- Will Inboden, LBJ School of Public Affairs
- Dan Jaffe, Vice President for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Endeavors
- Rajinder Koul, Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
- Alexandra Loukas, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
- Domino Perez, Department of English
- Tyrone Porter, Department of Biomedical Engineering
- David Taylor, Department of Molecular Biosciences
- Bo Xie, School of Nursing
Graduate Students:
- Colleen Blackard, College of Fine Arts
- André Fuqua, Cockrell School of Engineering
- Nathan Herrmann, McCombs School of Business
- Paige-Erin Wheeler, College of Liberal Arts
Staff Members:
- Michelle Broadway, The Graduate School
- Michael Schmidt, Department of History
Representative from Deans’ Council:
- Roger Bonnecaze, Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering
Tasha Beretvas, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, is an ex-officio member from the Provost’s Office. Jett Pihakis and Joi Hayes-Scott of Russell Reynolds Associates will serve as the search consultants.
The committee and I invite members of our community to submit nominations for Dean and Senior Vice Provost to UT.SVP@russellreynolds.com. All nominations will be treated confidentially. Please visit our search website for more information on the position announcement.
I want to thank all members of the search committee for their leadership and for giving their time and effort to this important process.
Sincerely,
Sharon L. Wood
Executive Vice President and Provost