Olmsted to serve as interim dean
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oanna Olmsted, professor of biology and dean of faculty development in the College, has been named interim vice provost and dean of the faculty for the College effective July 1. The recent announcement by Provost Charles Phelps follows the appointment of Thomas LeBlanc as executive vice president and provost at the University of Miami.
"I am delighted that Dean Olmsted has agreed to serve as interim dean," says President-elect Joel Seligman. "She has played a pivotal role in the senior leadership of the College since 1995, and has the enthusiastic support of her fellow deans. Her appointment represents, in part, a strong vote of confidence in the direction and leadership of the College.
"In the near future, Provost Phelps and I look forward to announcing the search committee that will seek a permanent dean."
As the dean of faculty development in the College, Olmsted currently handles matters relating to the recruitment and review of College faculty in tenure-track and nontenure-track positions. She also works with department chairs and others in the Deans' Office on strategic and budget planning.
"I have had the pleasure of working with Joanna Olmsted for more than a decade, and I have high regard for her talent as an administrator and scholar," says Phelps. "As interim dean she will be a great asset to the College in the new academic year."
"Tom LeBlanc has provided extraordinary vision and leadership to the College during the past nine years," says Olmsted. "While an open search is under way, Deans William Scott Green, Kevin Parker, Paul Slattery, and I, as well as the others in the College Deans' Office, are committed to providing the support to the College programs and to its faculty, students, and staff that characterized Tom's tenure.
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