4/13/04, SAS Dean Search Committee - Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 29

SAS Dean Search Committee

President Rodin and Provost Barchi have announced the formation of a search committee to advise on selecting a successor to Dr. Samuel Preston, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, who has decided not to seek reappointment when his tenure as Dean ends on December 31, 2004.

Eduardo Glandt, the Robert D. Bent Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has agreed to serve as the committee's chairperson. Serving with him are:

Herman Beavers, Professor of English, SAS
Jere Behrman, W.R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Economics, SAS
Christopher Browne, C '69 and Chair, SAS Board of Overseers
Michael X. Delli Carpini, Professor of Communication and Walter H. Annenberg Dean, Annenberg School for Communication
Kevin Jude, Ph.D. student, Chemistry, SAS
Jeffrey Kallberg, Professor and Chair of Music, SAS
Jason Levine, Undergraduate, Economics, CAS Œ05
Georgette Poindexter, David B. Ford Professor and Chair of Real Estate, Wharton
Liliane Weissberg, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor in the Arts and Sciences, and Professor of German and Comparative Literature, SAS
Sally Zigmond, Professor of Biology, SAS
Raymond Simon of the Office of the Associate Provost will provide staff support to the committee.

Applications and nominations, along with a curriculum vitae, may be forwarded to Chair, School of Arts and Sciences Dean Search Committee, Office of the Associate Provost, 122 College Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303 or by e-mail to simonr@pobox.upenn.edu. Nominations and applications will be reviewed immediately and accepted until the position is filled.