University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Reed Dasenbrock has announced five finalists for the position of dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. A committee of 14, chaired by Joseph Cecchi, dean, School of Engineering, identified the finalists.
“The position of dean of the College of Arts and Sciences is one of the most important in the university. I invite all to participate in the on-campus interview process,” Dasenbrock said.
All five will be on campus for two days of meetings, and there will be open forums scheduled for faculty, staff and students.
The candidates are:
Patrick Maney: Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 19-20
** Faculty open forum Feb. 19, 2-3:15 p.m., SUB Lobo A/B
** Staff open forum Feb. 20, 11-11:45 a.m., Ortega 335
** Student open forum Feb. 20, 1:45-2:45 p.m., SUB Lobo A/B
Maney is professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of South Carolina, positions he has held since 1998 when he joined the university. The department includes 38 faculty, 5 staff, 125 graduate students and 450 undergraduate majors. He received an Affirmative Action Administrative Award from the Black Faculty and Staff Association for enhancing diversity in his department.
Prior to the University of South Carolina, Maney was at Tulane University, where he chaired the Department of History (1997-98), and was assistant professor of history (1980-82) and associate professor of history (1982-94).
From 1977-80, Maney was an administrative assistant managing the office of the Wisconsin State Senate Minority Leader. Maney received his B.S. at University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. Maney authored two books, The Roosevelt Presence: A Biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and "Young Bob" La Follette: A Biography of Robert M. La Follette, Jr., 1895- 1953.
David Madigan: Thursday and Friday, Feb. 22-23
** Faculty open forum Feb. 22, 2-3:15 p.m., Education 104
** Staff open forum Feb. 23, 11-11:45 a.m., Ortega 335
** Student open forum Feb. 23, 1:45-2:45 p.m., SUB Lobo A/B
Madigan, at Rutgers University since 2001, has been dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Rutgers since 2005. He is also professor in the Department of Statistics there. From 2003 to 2004 Madigan was director of the Institute for Biostatistics.
Before coming to Rutgers, Madigan held a variety of positions in the private sector, including AT&T Research Labs, Soliloquy, Inc., KPMG, Skillsoft and Hibernian Life Assurance. From 1990 to 1996, Madigan was assistant professor in the Department of Statistics and the University of Washington, and associate professor there from 1996 to 1999. Madigan received a B.A. in Mathematical Sciences and a Ph.D. in Statistics, both from Trinity College Dublin.
Madigan has a distinguished record of research, with papers on topics in mathematical statistics and interdisciplinary applications of statistics. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the American Statistical Association and was the 36th most cited mathematician in the world during the period 1995-2005.
Michael Mares: Thursday and Friday, March 1-2
** Faculty open forum March 1, 2-3:15 p.m., SUB Ballroom A
** Staff open forum March 2, 11-11:45 a.m., Ortega 335
** Student open forum March 2, 1:45-2:45 p.m., Mitchell Hall 122
Mares is professor of zoology and curator of mammals, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma, positions he has held since 1985. His is former director and research curator, and Sam K. Viersen Jr. Presidential Professor, at Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Mares was responsible for drafting the legislation that established Oklahoma’s state museum of natural history as the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
As museum director he supervised a permanent staff of 100, disbursed an annual budget of approximately $11 million, and was actively engaged in private and state fundraising.
Mares earned his B.S. in Biology at the University of New Mexico and a Ph. D. in Zoology at the University of Texas at Austin. His work includes desert ecology, desert mammals and conservation. Among his many honors is the Heritage Preservation award by the National Institute for Conservation for his work in the Sam Noble Museum.
Brenda J. Claiborne: Monday and Tuesday, March 5-6
** Faculty open forum March 5, 2-3:15 p.m., SUB Lobo A/B
** Staff open forum March 6, 11-11:45 a.m., SUB Santa Ana A/B
** Student open forum March 6, 1:45-2:45 p.m., SUB Acoma A/B
Claiborne is director of the University of Texas – San Antonio (UTSA) Institute for Aging Research, a position she has held since 2004. On faculty at UTSA since 1986, she is a professor of biology. From 1993 to 1997, Claiborne served as dean of Graduate Studies and associate vice president for research at UTSA.
She was responsible for all graduate programs, research centers, institutes and research development on campus. She played an important role in establishing six new graduate degree programs and succeeded in increasing graduate enrollments and research funding.
Claiborne received her B.A. in zoology from the University of California, Berkeley, her M.S. in biology from the University of Oregon, and her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California, San Diego. Before joining the faculty at UTSA, she worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Developmental Neurobiology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Claiborne has had a distinguished research career in neuroscience. She focuses on mechanisms of learning and memory in the neurons of the hippocampus. This research has many important implications, especially concerning the effects of aging on neurons in the mammalian brain.
Vera Norwood: Wednesday and Thursday, March 7-8
** Faculty open forum March 7, 2-3:15 p.m., SUB Lobo A/B
** Staff open forum March 8, 11-11:45 a.m., SUB Lobo A/B
** Student open forum March 8, 1:45-2:45 p.m., Dane Smith Hall 325
Norwood has served as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Mexico since 2005. Prior, she was senior associate dean and associate dean for faculty in the college since 1999 and chair of American Studies from 1993-99. Norwood joined the UNM faculty in 1982 as assistant professor of American Studies. From 1988-1993, she was associate professor of American Studies and became professor of American Studies in 1993.
During her time at UNM, Norwood has served as assistant to the provost and acting assistant provost. Norwood received her B.A. in English in 1967, her M.A. in English in 1969, and her Ph.D. in American Studies in 1974, all from the University of New Mexico.
Much of Norwood’s research in American Studies examines the relationships between gender and the environment, specifically on women’s writing on the environment. She authored Made From This Earth: American Women and Nature, and co-edited a volume The Desert Is No Lady: Southwestern Landscapes in Women's Writing and Art.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
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