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Sept. 13, 2007

UNM Names Members of Provost Search Committee

UNM President David J. Schmidly has named a university search committee to conduct the search for a provost to lead the institution’s academic mission. Professor Julia Fulghum, the Chairperson of the School of Engineering’s Chemical & Nuclear Engineering Department will chair the committee.

Other members of the committee include Professor of English Scott Sanders, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies Beverly Singer, Institute for Ethics Director, and Associate Professor of the Internal Medicine Division of Geriatrics Anne Simpson, Chairperson of the Mathematics & Statistics Department Professor Alejandro Aceves, College of Nursing Professor Marie Lobo, Anderson School of Management Assistant Professor of Finance and International Technology Management Dande DeGregorio, Associate Professor of Language Literacy and Socioculture Leroy Ortiz, Dean of the College of Pharmacy John Pieper, Executive Director of UNM Los Alamos, Cedric Page, Johnson Center Manager of Physical Performance Development Roger Wrolstad, College of Arts & Sciences Administrative Assistant Vicki Hall, College of Arts & Sciences Art and Art History Director of Graduate Studies Holly Barnet-Sanchez, Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs, Associate Registrar Jep Choate, Office of Equal Opportunity Director Art Gonzales, College of Arts & Sciences Dean Brenda Claiborne, and Graduate Student in Community and Regional Planning Moneka Stevens.

The committee will begin meeting in the next few weeks and Schmidly says he hopes the committee will be able to complete its work as soon as possible.

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