July 27, 2001

Contact: Elizabeth Conlisk (614) 292-3040

Ohio State appoints two vice provosts

Former nursing dean and law professor join Office of Academic Affairs

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State University announced today (7/23) the appointment of two vice provosts who will have oversight responsibility for a number of administrative units and human resources activities.

            Executive Vice President and Provost Edward J. Ray, with the concurrence of President William E. Kirwan, recommended the appointment of Carole A. Anderson, outgoing dean of nursing, as vice provost for academic administration; and Barbara R. Snyder, professor of law, as vice provost for academic policy and human resources.  Kirwan will seek approval of Anderson’s appointment from the Board of Trustees, which meets Aug. 29.  The board approved Snyder’s appointment  June 29.

            “Dean Anderson and Associate Dean Snyder are respected and experienced administrators at Ohio State, and both have strong records of professional accomplishments and as active university citizens,” Ray said. “Both will be outstanding additions to the Office of Academic Affairs.”

Effective Sept. 1, Anderson would replace Nancy H. Rogers, who has been named dean of the Michael E. Moritz College of Law.  Snyder, whose appointment is effective Aug. 1, replaces Nancy M. Rudd, who is retiring from the university.

            Anderson is completing a 15-year term as dean of the College of Nursing, and also has served as assistant vice president for health sciences and executive dean of the health sciences colleges.  She is chair of the university’s Diversity Council – and co-chaired the committee that developed the Diversity Action Plan – and has been involved in numerous university-wide initiatives since her arrival in 1986.

            As vice provost for academic administration, Anderson will oversee a number of units, including international programs, the libraries, the P-12 education project, the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy and the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

            Anderson has accepted the appointment as vice provost for the period through June 30, 2003, when she is scheduled to retire.

            Snyder holds the Joanne W. Murphy/Class of 1965 Professorship in the Moritz College of Law and, since 2000, has served as the college’s associate dean for academic affairs.  A member of the law faculty since 1988, her service has included membership on numerous college and university committees, including those concerning promotion and tenure and faculty salary equity.

            As vice provost for academic policy and human resources, Snyder will work closely with the Office of Human Resources and will manage academic personnel appointments, leaves and promotion and tenure review.  She will coordinate searches, evaluations and appointments of deans, directors and chairs, as well as a number of faculty and staff recognition programs.  She also will function as chief OAA liaison to the offices of Legal Affairs, University Senate and The Women’s Place, as well as Senate’s committees on rules, academic freedom and responsibility, and faculty compensation and benefits.

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