97-07-11 Trustees Appoint 3 Deans, Others

TRUSTEES APPOINT THREE DEANS, ACT ON OTHER PERSONNEL MATTERS

     COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees on
Friday (7/11) appointed deans of three colleges, a vice provost
for undergraduate studies, and an interim vice provost for
minority affairs; named three professors to endowed positions;
and made numerous other appointments.

Ashley named dean of the College of Engineering

     Trustees named David B. Ashley, an internationally
distinguished professor of engineering, as dean of the College of
Engineering and to hold the John C. Geupel Chair in Civil
Engineering, effective Oct. 1, 1997.

     Ashley has been the Taisei Professor and chair of the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the
University of California at Berkeley since 1993. It is considered
the premier department in this field.  He was selected following
a national search for a successor to Jose Cruz, dean since 1992,
who has elected to return to the faculty.

     Ashley earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a second master's
degree and his doctoral degree from Stanford University.  His
work has attracted international recognition with respect to the
development and implementation of risk analysis techniques
appropriate for project management and construction engineering
decisions.  He has worked to determine factors leading to
construction success, predictive models of project performance,
and has contributed in important ways to developing and testing
of risk management responses to potential sources of cost
overruns.

Koroscik named dean of the College of the Arts

     The board named Judith Smith Koroscik of UPPER ARLINGTON as
dean of the College of the Arts effective Aug. 1.  Koroscik will
succeed Donald Harris, who is retiring from his administrative
duties and returning to the faculty.

     Koroscik has served as associate dean of the College of the
Arts since 1990.  She joined Ohio State in 1981 and has served in
several administrative roles, including as acting administrative
head of the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design and
as acting chair of the Department of Art Education.  She also has
overseen technology initiatives for research and teaching in the
college.

     She recently completed the Management Development Program
for academic administrators at Harvard University.  She formerly
was a senior research fellow in the Office of Educational
Research and Improvement of the U. S. Department of Education.

     Koroscik earned her bachelor's degree from the University of
Wisconsin-Parkside, and both her master's and doctoral degrees
from Arizona State University.  She is the recipient of many
awards, including Ohio State's Arts and Sciences Student Council
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching.

Gold named dean of College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

     Trustees named Robert Gold of DELAWARE as dean of the
College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences retroactive to July
1.  Gold has served as the acting dean of the college since July
1996, when a national search was initiated to find a replacement
for former Dean James Garland, who left Ohio State to become
president of Miami University.

     Gold joined Ohio State's Department of Mathematics faculty
in 1968.  He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from
Swarthmore College and a doctorate in mathematics from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  His research field is
algebraic number theory.

     Gold has also served as vice chair of Ohio State's
Department of Mathematics for two years and as associate dean of
the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences for five years. 
Prior to joining Ohio State's faculty, Gold was a mathematician
     at the National Aeronautical and Space Agency (NASA).

Garland named vice provost for undergraduate studies

     Martha McMackin Garland, interim undergraduate dean of the 
Colleges of Arts and Sciences and associate dean of the College
of Humanities, was appointed vice provost for undergraduate
studies effective Oct. 1.  She succeeds Robert Arnold, who is
returning to the faculty as a professor of art education.

     As vice provost, she will oversee all aspects of
undergraduate education, from students’ initial contacts with
Ohio State through their graduations.

     Garland earned her bachelor’s degree in history from Tulane
University and the University of London in 1964.  She holds a
master’s degree in medieval history from Cornell University and a
doctorate in modern British history from Ohio State.  A member of
Ohio State’s faculty since 1975, she is an associate professor of
history.

     She has served on numerous university committees, including
co-chairing the 46-member Committee on the Undergraduate
Experience.  The committee investigated all aspects of the
student experience at Ohio State and in 1995 published an
extensive report with strong recommendations for improvements. 
Under the direction of Provost Richard Sisson and Vice President
for Student Affairs David Williams II, many of the committee’s
recommendations have been implemented and others are under way.

Rich named interim vice provost for minority affairs

     Barbara Rich of COLUMBUS (43231) was appointed as interim
vice provost for minority affairs, from Aug. 1, 1997, to June 30,
1998.  She will succeed LeRoy Pernell, who recently resigned to
accept the deanship of the law school at Northern Illinois
University.

     Rich is currently director of recruitment and retention in
the Office of Minority Affairs.  She is responsible for oversight
of the Minority Scholars Program, the Freshman Foundation, the
Campbell Soup Migrant Scholarship Program and the Carl Rowan
Project Excellence Program in Washington, D.C.  She joined the
Ohio State staff in 1977.

     She earned her bachelor’s degree in secondary education from
St. Joseph’s University and her master’s degree in guidance and
counseling from Ohio State.

Feinberg named to Morrow Chair

     Trustees named Martin Feinberg of ROCHESTER, N.Y., a
professor of chemical engineering at the University of Rochester,
to the Richard M. Morrow Chair in Polymer Engineering,
retroactive to June 1.  Feinberg specializes in chemical reaction
networks and kinetic systems.

     A native of New York City, Feinberg earned his undergraduate
degree from Cooper Union, his master’s degree from Purdue
University and his doctoral degree from Princeton University.  He
is a recipient of several awards and honors, including the
Richard Wilhelm Award of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineering and the Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in
Undergraduate Teaching.

     The Morrow Chair was established in 1991 by the Amoco
Foundation in honor of Richard M. Morrow, an Ohio State alumnus
who earned a degree in engineering in mining in 1948.  Income
supports the promotion, teaching and research in polymer
engineering.

Nahata and Soloway named to Kimberly professorship

     The Board named Milap Nahata of POWELL, professor of
pharmacy practice and pediatrics, to the Charles H. Kimberly
Professorship in Pharmacy through June 30, 2000.  A specialist in
pediatric drug formulations, Nahata has taught at Ohio State
since 1979.

     Nahata earned his undergraduate degrees at the University of
Jodhpur and the University of Bombay.  He earned his master’s and
doctoral degrees from Duquesne University.  He is past president
and chair of the Research Institute of the American College of
Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).

     Nahata is the recipient of numerous awards and honors,
including the Russell R. Miller Award for Sustained Contributions
to the Literature of Clinical Pharmacy, ACCP.

     Trustees also named Albert H. Soloway of WORTHINGTON, a
professor of medicinal chemistry, to the Charles H. Kimberly
Professorship in Pharmacy, through June 30, 2000.  A specialist
in the area of biochemistry, Soloway has taught at Ohio State
since 1977.

     A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Soloway earned his
bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, and his doctoral degree from the University of
Rochester.  He has served as a consultant for the U.S. Department
of Energy and the U.S. Public Health Service, National Cancer
Institute.

     The Kimberly Professorship was established in 1948 by
Charles H. Kimberly, an Ohio State alumnus who earned a degree in
pharmacy in 1900, to support the teaching of pharmacy. 

Appointment of chairs and directors

     The board appointed:

     -- Jack A. Rall of UPPER ARLINGTON as interim chair of the
Department of Physiology, through June 30, 1998.  Rall
specializes in muscle physiology and interjectors of muscle
contractions, and has taught at Ohio State since 1974.

     -- Robert S. Livesey of WESTON as director of the School of
Architecture, through June 30, 2001.  Livesey specializes in
additions and renovations, and has taught at Ohio State since
1983.

     -- Daniel D. Sedmak of COLUMBUS (43235) as chair of the
Department of Pathology, through June 30, 2001. Sedmak has taught
at Ohio State since 1985 and specializes in immunopathology.

Reappointments

     The board reappointed:
     
     -- Jerald Greenberg of UPPER ARLINGTON as the Irving
Abramowitz Professor in the Max M. Fisher College of Business,
through Feb. 28, 2002.

     -- James C. Neff of COLUMBUS (43214) to the Willard M.
Kiplinger Chair in Public Affairs Reporting in the Department of
Journalism and Communications, through June 30, 1998.

     -- Peter W. Pappas of COLUMBUS (43212) as chair of the
Department of Zoology, through June 30, 1998.

     -- William J. Studer of COLUMBUS (43214) as director of
University Libraries, through June 30, 1999.

     -- Stephen L. Wilson of COLUMBUS (43214) as director of the
School of Allied Medical Professions, through June 30, 2001.

     -- John N. Reeve of POWELL as chair of the Department of
Microbiology, through June 30, 2001.

     -- Ronald M. Ferguson of UPPER ARLINGTON as chair of the
Department of Surgery, through June 30, 2001.

     -- Sherri M. Geldin of COLUMBUS (43214) as director of the
Wexner Center for the Arts, through June 30, 2001.

Appointments and reappointments to regional campus boards

     Trustees appointed David Railsback, a senior partner in the
law firm of Zelkowitz, Barry & Cullers in Mount Vernon, to a
three-year term on The Ohio State University Newark campus board.
Patsy P. Jones, co-owner of Advantage Fitness Club; and Norman R.
Sleight, retired CEO of State Farm Insurance, were reappointed to
second, three-year terms.

     Trustees also reappointed Larry D. Cline, a farmer, G. Scott
Drew, a dermatologist with Smith Clinic, and Thomas K. Jenkins, a
retired Marion county judge, to The Ohio State University Marion
campus board.  Each is serving a second, three-year term.

Appointments and reappointments to University Hospitals board

     Trustees appointed Ernest Mazzaferri of UPPER ARLINGTON, as
chair of the Integrated Faculty Practice Group through June 30,
1998.  Chair of the departments of Internal Medicine and
Physiology, Mazzaferri has been at Ohio State since 1962.

     The board reappointed Donald K. Day, secretary general of
the Ohio AFL-CIO, and Grayce Sills, professor emeritus of nursing
at Ohio State, as general public members on the University
Hospitals Board, each serving a second, three-year term.

Emeritus titles granted

     Trustees granted emeritus titles retroactive to July 1
unless otherwise noted to:

     -- Aage R. Clausen of COLUMBUS (43214), professor emeritus
of political science.

     -- Kathryn P. Clausen of COLUMBUS (43110), professor
emeritus of pathology.

     -- James M. Kittelson of UPPER ARLINGTON, professor emeritus
of history.

     -- Robert V. O’Toole of WORTHINGTON, professor emeritus of
pathology.

     -- Franklin J. Pegues of WORTHINGTON, professor emeritus of
history.

     -- Herman R. Weed of COLUMBUS (43214), professor emeritus of
electrical engineering.

     -- Alan K. Brown of COLUMBUS (43214), associate professor
emeritus of English.

     -- Virginia L. Weinhold of WORTHINGTON, associate professor
emeritus of industrial, interior and visual communication design,
effective Aug. 1.

Resolutions in memoriam

     The board adopted resolutions in memoriam for:

     -- Norman Arnold, instructor emeritus in the Ohio State
University Extension, who died May 17.
     -- Howard Bennington, assistant professor emeritus in the
Ohio State University Extension, who died May 8.
     -- Fred L. Damarin Jr., associate professor emeritus of
psychology, who died May 23.
     -- Helmuth W. Engelman, associate professor emeritus of
engineering, who died May 15.
     -- Jay L. Ladd, associate professor emeritus in the
University Libraries, who died June 6.
     -- Thomas M. Ludwick, professor emeritus of dairy sciences,
who died Feb. 18.
     -- Joyce Selloane Lyons, an early childhood specialist in
human development and family science, who died May 21.
     -- David L. Meeker, director and professor emeritus of
music, who died May 9.

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