By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Interim President Dan Bernardo has named Ron Mittelhammer, dean of the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences, as interim co-provost of the university.
By Adrian Aumen, College of Arts and Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Fond remembrances of Erich J. Lear posted by several of his former students on the School of Music’s Facebook page echo the sentiments of many at Washington State University who knew him as a colleague, mentor and friend.
By Alli Benjamin, College of Nursing SPOKANE, Wash. – Patricia Butterfield, dean of Washington State University’s College of Nursing, announced today that she will return to a faculty role in April 2015. She directs nursing education at WSU’s campuses in Spokane, Vancouver, Tri-Cities and Yakima.
By Tina Hilding, College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – John Schneider has been named associate dean for undergraduate programs and student services for the College of Engineering and Architecture at Washington State University.
Kehrer PULLMAN – The University of Alberta announced March 31 that it has hired James P. Kehrer as its College of Pharmacy dean. Kehrer has served as dean of WSU’s College of Pharmacy since September 2005. Kehrer will assume his new duties Aug. 1. “It is with a great deal of sadness that I make […]
Libby Walker, dean of Honors College PULLMAN – Libby Walker, dean of the WSU Honors College, has been named the new president of the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC). A professional organization of faculty, administrators, and students dedicated to the promotion and advancement of undergraduate honors education, WRHC is comprised of 126 member institutions […]
PULLMAN – Paul Whitney, associate dean and professor of psychology with the WSU College of Liberal Arts has accepted the post of interim dean of the college effective August 16. “I am very pleased that Dr. Whitney, an outstanding scholar and administrator, has accepted the challenge of leading the College of Liberal Arts,” said Robert […]
Reflecting a trend among research universities, the next head of WSU Libraries will have the title “dean” rather than “director.” “The WSU Libraries’ director has long been a member of both the College of Deans and the university cabinet and functions as a dean, but the old title had not been changed,” said Cynthia Kaag, […]
PULLMAN – Patricia G. Butterfield has been named as the new dean of the Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing. She will begin her duties on July 1. “I am pleased that we have attracted a very talented and experienced nurse educator and administrator to lead the College of Nursing,” said Robert Bates, WSU […]
College of Nursing Dean Dorothy Detlor has done photography for years, but her first show is on display at the college in Spokane through mid-May. Detlor plans to pursue her passion for photography more intensely after her retirement on Sept. 1. Her show at the college in Spokane includes scenes taken in various parts of […]