Three final candidates have been named for the dean of the College Sciences position, with campus visitations and interviews beginning April 18. Candidates and visitation dates include:
• Gordon Gordh, Jr., director for the Center for Plant Health Service and Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in Raleigh, N.C. Gordh has held that position since Dec. 2000, supervising 285 scientists, technicians and administrative support personnel, and oversees a budget of $22.1 million. He earned a B.A. in history from the University of Colorado, an M.S. in entomology from the University of Kansas, and a Ph.D. from the University of California Riverside. He will visit WSU April 17 – 18, with an open seminar 3:30 – 5 p.m. Friday, April 18, Murrow Hall, Room 53, ICN 166, WSUS SIRTI 317, WSUTC 209W, WSUV CL 117.
• Laura J. Jenski, professor and head of the division of Biological Sciences, Marshall University since 2000. From 1996 to 2000, she was the associate chair of the department of biology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. Jenski has a B.S. and M.S. in biology from Northern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in oncology from the University of Wisconsin. She will visit May 1 – 2, with an open seminar 10:30 a.m – noon Thursday, May 1, Murrow Hall, Room 55, ICN 214, WSUS SIRTI 350, WSUTC 209W, WSUV CL 130.
• Paul F. Agris, professor of biochemistry, and chairman of the RNA biology faculty, North Carolina State University. Agris has a B.S. in biology and chemistry from Bucknell University, and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He will visit campus May 5 – 6, with an open seminar 10:30 a.m. – noon Monday, May 5, Murrow Hall, Room 53, ICN 166, WSUS SIRTI 317, WSUTC 209W, WSUV CL116.
All open sessions will be broadcast via live videostream. To connect to the live broadcast, go to http://experience.wsu.edu/calendar/expcalendar.asp?y=2003&m=4&d=18 and click on the date.
