Three finalists for the position of dean of the
The finalists are:
* Eric Herzik, interim dean, College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Reno, who is scheduled to visit WSU Pullman March 28 and 29. He has served at
* William Eamon, Regents Professor of History, S.P. and Margaret Manasse Chair and director of the University Honors Program College at New Mexico State University, who will visit April 4 and 5. He received his Ph.D. in 1977 from the
* Eleanor Miller, professor of sociology and associate dean for the social sciences in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, who will visit April 12 and 13. She has been at Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 1982 and served as chair of the Sociology Department, associate chancellor for affirmative action, and coordinator of the Urban Social Institutions doctoral program. She received her Ph.D. from the
Since Barbara Couture’s departure for her new post as senior vice chancellor for academic Affairs for the
The search committee has worked very hard to identify candidates to come to campus for the interview,” said Mitchell “We are very pleased that these candidates will be visiting WSU. This stage of the recruitment process is critical, and I would like to encourage everyone to attend the interviews and provide comments to the provost.”
Search committee members are:
Amari Barash, assistant professor, Music
Yolanda Flores-Niemann, chair, Comparative Ethnic Studies
Candice Goucher, professor, Liberal Arts, WSU Vancouver
Howard Grimes, dean,
Eric Grulke, graduate student, Political Science
Greg Hooks, professor and chair, Department of Sociology
Virginia Hyde, professor, English
Betsy Krueger, associate professor, Communication
Lance LeLoup, professor of Political Science
Lisa McMullen, administrative manager, Foreign Languages and Cultures
Leonard Orr, professor, English, WSU Tri-Cities
Jeff Puckett, vice president of the WSU Foundation
Anna-Maria Rodriguez-Vivaldi, associate professor, Foreign Languages and Cultures
David Shier, associate professor and chair, Philosophy
Marina Tolmacheva, associate dean,
Paul Whitney, chair of Psychology