Veterinary School Dean

President Amy Gutmann and Provost Ronald Daniels announced that Dr. Alan Kelly, the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine, has “graciously and generously agreed to continue as the School’s Dean through January 2006, as we work to complete the search for a new Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine.”  The President and Provost thanked Dr. Kelly—currently Penn’s longest-serving dean—for his “continued willingness to serve and for serving so well.”

Dr. Kelly had previously announced (Almanac December 7, 2004) that he had decided to step down as dean of the School on October 1, 2005, to begin a year-long sabbatical. In the spring, President Gutmann announced the formation of a search committee, (Almanac April 5, 2005) chaired by Dr. Richard Davies, professor of physiology/animal biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine.