New Deans for Engineering and Nursing Schools and River Campus Libraries
Robert Clark, a former dean of Duke University’s
Pratt School of Engineering, has
been named dean of the School of Engineering
and Applied Sciences. He succeeds
Kevin Parker, the William F. May Professor
of Engineering, who has served as dean of
the school since 1998.
Kathy Parker, an adult nurse practitioner,
clinical nurse specialist in adult health,
and a nationally recognized sleep disorders
researcher, became the fourth dean of the
School of Nursing this summer. Parker,
who made her career at Emory University,
succeeds Pat Chiverton ’91W (EdD), the
Pamela York Klainer Endowed Chair in
Nursing Entrepreneurship.
Susan Gibbons was named vice provost
and Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly
Dean of River Campus Libraries in March.
She succeeds Ronald F. Dow, who stepped
down after 11 years as dean. The Chronicle
of Higher Education featured Gibbons as
one of eight “up-and-coming” librarians
in its October 2007 issue that examined
the future of libraries. Gibbons has spearheaded
a number of projects to examine
the ways in which students use libraries
and the role of emerging technologies.
