October, 2009

College of Engineering Dean Search

Ohio State Provost Joseph Alutto has announced the creation of a search committee to launch a search for dean of the College of Engineering.

Search Announcement

October 14, 2009
To: Faculty, Staff, and Students, College of Engineering
From: Joseph A. Alutto, Executive Vice President and Provost
Re: Search Committee for the Dean of the College of Engineering

Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce the launching of a search for dean of the College of Engineering. Joseph E. Steinmetz, Vice Provost and Executive Dean, Arts and Sciences, will serve as the committee’s chair. Other members of the search committee are:

Jane P. Amidon, associate professor, Knowlton School of Architecture
Rudolph G. Buchheit, professor and chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
L. S. Fan, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Hamish L. Fraser, Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Vijay Gadepally, Council of Graduate Students representative
Robert J. Gustafson, professor and director, Engineering Education Innovation Center
Richard T. Hart, professor and chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Mary C. Juhas, assistant dean, College of Engineering
William J. Lhota, president and CEO, Central Ohio Transit Authority
William S. Marras, professor, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering
Patrick B. Mayer, Undergraduate Student Government representative
Michael E. Paulaitis, Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Christine A. Poon, dean, Fisher College of Business
Ronald D. Townsend, exec. vice president, Global Laboratory Operations, Battelle Memorial Institute
Linda K. Weavers, professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science

I will give the committee its charge in the near future, and the committee will develop a position description and solicit nominations for the position soon. I appreciate the committee’s taking on this important work and your support of both the committee and the search process.