From the desk of Chris Waters, Acting Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Programs:

I am pleased to announce the Director of Research Search has been successfully completed. Very soon, on January 19th, Dr. Terry W. Van Allen will assume the duties of Director of Research at the University of Michigan-Flint. Dr. Van Allen comes to us with 11 years experience as Community Builder and Operations Specialist, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Previous to that he was Director of the Office of Research Administration, Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Programs at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Dr. Van Allen’s PhD is in Public Administration and Policy and he also holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. He has held faculty positions at a number of institutions. I am sure he will be eager to begin the process of knowing us and helping us identify and capitalize on funding for our research and creative activities.

Many thanks to the Search Committee, headed by Dr. Marianne McGrath and supported by Mary Deibis. Other committee members included, Dr. Judith Ablesser, Dr. Quamrul Mazumder, Dr. Seyed Mehdian, Dr. Constance Creech and Joel Rash.