38 New Faculty Set High Standards for Academic Year
Monday, August 22 2005
Aug. 22, 2005 BACK-TO-SCHOOL NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO MOSCOW, Idaho – The appointments of 38 new University of Idaho faculty and administrators, and 18 internal promotions over the summer is setting the tone for a robust academic year. “I’m joining UI with a strong incoming group of academic leaders,” said Doug Baker, new UI provost who came on board Aug. 8. “It’s wonderful to see their excitement and spirit of service to the students and university.” UI President Timothy White hosts an open house at his home at 5 p.m. on Aug. 24 to welcome Baker and his wife Dana Stover, UI faculty member. New administrators and faculty include: ADMINISTRATION NEW ADMINISTRATORS Doug Baker joins UI as provost after a 24-year career at Washington State University. Most recently, he served as WSU’s vice provost for academic affairs and director of undergraduate education. He is a professor of management and will become a tenured professor in UI's department of marketing, management and operations. Baker holds a doctoral degree in business organizational behavior and theory from the University of Nebraska; and master’s and baccalaureate degrees in management from Colorado State University. Nancy Krogh was named registrar and will assume her new position Oct. 15. She comes to UI via the University of North Dakota, where she served as registrar. Krogh received her bachelor’s degree in arts from UND, her master’s degree in education from Montana State University at Billings and her doctoral degree in education from Montana State University at Bozeman. Barry Bequette was appointed the new director of the District III cooperative extension in Twin Falls. Prior to coming to the University of Idaho, Bequette served as county extension director, associate agent and lecturer in plant sciences at the University of Arizona. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Murray State University, and his doctoral degree from Mississippi State University. Roy Tweedle was named UI-Boise business manager. Tweedle previously served as a consultant to the University of Utah orthopedic specialty hospital, managing building design, operations, and construction. He will work on grants and contracts management, Human Resources and finance management for both Idaho Department of Water Resources and UI-Boise. He received bacherlor’s and master’s degrees in political science and public administration from the University of Puget Sound. Larry Young, former associate professor from Brigham Young University and executive director for Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, was named manager for academic collaboration and will spearhead Career and Professional Planning’s efforts in service-learning and academic internships. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at BYU and his doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. INTERNAL CHANGES Suzi Billington, an 11-year veteran at UI, moved internally to assume the director of Career and Professional Planning position in August. She will oversee the department’s resources and services for students, academic departments and employer/community partners. Most recently, she served as acting director for CAPP and manager for Career Advising and Professional Development. Billington received her bacherlor’s degree in business administration from WSU, and her master’s degree in education from UI. Linda Morris returns to the vice provost of academic affairs position. Morris served as interim provost since January, but resumes her previous position as Doug Baker joins UI as provost. Morris began her career at UI in 1974 and has worked with many academic units. She is a professor of business and served as director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at UI from 1994 to 1997. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business education from the University of Oklahoma at Norman, a master’s degree in business administration from Central State University at Edmond, Okla. and a doctoral degree in education administration from UI. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES INTERNAL CHANGES John Foltz, associate dean, director of academic programs Carl Hunt, interim head, animal and veterinary sciences NEW FACULTY Jason Ahola, assistant professor, extension specialist, animal and veterinary sciences Dale Baker, assistant professor, District III Cooperative Extension Ricardo Chebel, assistant professor, animal and veterinary sciences Stephanie Etter, assistant professor, District II, Cooperative Extension Lyle Hansen, assistant professor, District III, Cooperative Extension Zonglie Hong, assistant professor, microbiology, molecular biology and biochemistry Scott Kobayashi, assistant professor, microbiology, molecular biology and biochemistry and WWAMI medical program Christopher Schneider, assistant professor, animal and veterinary sciences Juliet Windes, assistant professor, plant, soil and entomological sciences Grace Wittman, assistant professor, District III, Cooperative Extension COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS INTERNAL CHANGES Jeffrey Bailey, chair, management, marketing and operation Marla Kraut, chair, accounting Mario Reyes, chair, economics, finance and information systems NEW FACULTY Carolyn Birmingham, assistant professor, management and human resources Minsup Song, assistant professor, accounting COLLEGE OF EDUCATION INTERNAL CHANGES Kathy Browder, interim chair, health, physical education, recreation and dance John Davis, interim chair, curriculum and instruction James Gregson, chair, adult, career and technology education Russell Joki, interim chair, counseling, school psychology and educational leadership Jim McMurtry, interim associate dean COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING INTERNAL CHANGES Don Blackketter, chair, mechanical engineering Roger Korus, chair, chemical engineering; acting chair, computer science COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES INTERNAL CHANGES Kathy Aiken, associate dean Kurt Olsson, chair, English NEW FACULTY Jere Lee Hodgin, associate professor, theatre Michael Nelson, assistant professor, philosophy Jodie Nicotra, assistant professor, English Daniel Orozco, assistant professor, English Sandra Reineke, assistant professor, political science Deirdre Sommerlad-Rogers, assistant professor, justice studies COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES NEW FACULTY Brian Kennedy, assistant professor, fishery biology and ecology Darek Nalle, assistant professor, economics and policy Kerri Vierling, assistant professor, wildlife resources. Lee Vierling, assistant professor, spatial ecology COLLEGE OF SCIENCE NEW FACULTY Eric Brauns, assistant professor, chemistry Eric Delmelle, assistant professor, geography FACULTY-AT-LARGE INTERNAL CHANGES Lynn Baird, associate dean, library services NEW FACULTY AIR FORCE Capt. Sarah Babbit, assistant professor, aerospace studies Capt. William Babbit, assistant professor, aerospace studies ARMY Capt. Ricky Storm, assistant professor, military science Master Sgt. David Osborne, assistant professor, military science LIBRARY Michael Pollastro, reference and instruction librarian Nancy R. Sprague, reference and instruction librarian NAVY Cmdr. George Rissky, associate professor, Naval science Lt. Nicholas Crain, assistant professor, Naval science Lt. Matthew Smith, assistant professor, Naval science UI-BOISE INTERNAL CHANGES Russ Joki, chair, counseling and school psychology, special education, educational leadership (CASPEL) Other positions the university plans to fill this fall include: UI-Idaho Falls center dean; vice president of finance and administration; assistant vice president of marketing and strategic communications; assistant vice president of auxiliary services; assistant vice president of human resources; physics department chair; controller; manager of student advising and development; coordinator of student activities; and assistant computer scientist. Contact: Linda Morris, vice provost of academic affairs, (208) 885-7941, ljmorris@uidaho.edu; Joni Kirk, UI Communications, (208) 885-7725, joni@uidaho.edu -30- JK-8/22/05-ADM
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