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| Vol. 18, No. 19 | Feb. 18, 1999 |
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| Vol. 18, No. 19 | Feb. 18, 1999 |
Three finalists for the position of dean of the College of Arts and Science will be on campus over the next two weeks for interviews and to talk with faculty, staff and students, according to Dan Rich, dean of the College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy and chair of the search committee.
The three finalists are Thomas M. DiLorenzo, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia; Robert D. Newman, professor and chair of the Department of English at the University of South Carolina; and Stephen C. Woods, professor of psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati.
"The search committee received 155 applications and identifying a short list from that very strong group was not an easy task," Rich said. "We're very pleased with these three finalists and eager for other members of the University community to get to know them."
Newman will be on campus Feb. 22-23; DiLorenzo will be on campus March 1-2; and Woods will be on campus March 3-4. In addition to other scheduled interviews and meetings, each of the finalists will be at an open forum from 3:30-5 p.m. in Mitchell Hall on the first afternoon of his visit. All arts and science faculty, staff and students are invited to the three forums and to the receptions in the Mitchell Hall lobby that will follow immediately.
Newman came to the University of South Carolina from Texas A&M University, where he had been on the English faculty for a decade, eventually serving as associate department head.
Prior to that, he had been on the faculty at the College of William and Mary. He went to South Carolina as English department chair in 1995, only the third external choice since 1801.
A 1998 external review team describes the department's transformation under his leadership as "remarkable." A recipient of a Distinguished Teaching Award, Newman has published numerous articles and books, two of which have been nominated for MLA prizes in their respective categories.
DiLorenzo is currently in his third term as chair of the Department of Psychology and is credited with greatly strengthening its academic productivity and recognition. At the University of Missouri-Columbia, he has played an active role in university-wide initiatives to strengthen academic program quality, enhance multicultural education and extend research and graduate education. While serving as chair, he has regularly taught the department's introductory course of 300-plus students and has continued to supervise theses and dissertations. In addition to extensive publications, he has maintained an active program of externally funded research that includes grants from the National Institutes of Health.
Woods is director of the Obesity Research Center at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, as well as professor of psychiatry. He had earlier served in a variety of positions at the University of Washington, including chair of the Department of Psychology, associate dean of the graduate school for academic programs and research and associate vice provost for research. Before that he served on the faculty of Columbia University.
A winner of the University of Washington's Distinguished Teacher of the Year award, Woods is a fellow of the AAAS, with an outstanding record of research that includes support by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
Curriculum vitae for all three finalists are available at the search committee's website: <http://www .udel.edu/chep/asdean>.
Serving with Rich on the search committee are Steven Brown, chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Martha Carothers, chair, Department of Art; Maxine Colm, vice president for administration; Barbara Gates, Alumni Distinguished Professor of English; Errol Lloyd, chair, Department of Computer and Information Sciences; Robin Morgan, professor of animal and food sciences; David Pong, professor of history; Marie Robinson, associate professor of music; Evelyn Satinoff, chair, Department of Psychology; Frank Scarpitti, professor of sociology; and Juan Villamarin, chair, Department of Anthropology.
-Ed Okonowicz
Faculty, staff and students in the College of Arts and Science are invited to meet each of the dean candidates at open forums in Mitchell Hall, with receptions following immediately in the Mitchell Hall lobby.
