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The Daily OrangeIST | And then there were 4: Search to name new dean by August narrows
By Marissa Broe
Posted: 4/29/07, 11:57 PM EST Section: News
The search for a new dean of the School of Information Studies has been narrowed down to four candidates.
Mitch Wallerstein, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, headed the search committee and said in e-mail that Vice Chancellor Eric Spina will make a final decision.
IST Dean Raymond von Dran announced last fall that he would be stepping down this August after 12 years at Syracuse University.
"I turned 60," he said, "and 24 years of service is enough."
SU is von Dran's third deanship. He had previously worked at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., as well as the University of North Texas in Dallas. Von Dran plans to take a year off before returning to SU to teach.
Von Dran said he played a minor role in the search for his replacement. All four candidates have visited campus since March.
"I asked a lot of the best people in the industry and world to apply," he said. Von Dran said he knows three of the four candidates very well and personally encouraged each to apply.
Von Dran plans to work with the incoming dean on fundraising to get the school named, such as Maxwell and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, which he sees as happening in the next deanship. "I will do everything to make that happen," von Dran said.
The Candidates:
Ron Larsen
Dean of the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh
Before moving to Pittsburgh in 2002, Larsen spent time at the University of Maryland, where he served as assistant vice chancellor for computing. He also worked with NASA and during his time there created the research program in computer science. Larsen received a bachelor's in engineering sciences from Purdue University, a master's in applied physics at Catholic University of America and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Maryland.
Richard Katz
Founding director and current vice president of EDUCAUSE
Mitch Wallerstein, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, headed the search committee and said in e-mail that Vice Chancellor Eric Spina will make a final decision.
IST Dean Raymond von Dran announced last fall that he would be stepping down this August after 12 years at Syracuse University.
"I turned 60," he said, "and 24 years of service is enough."
SU is von Dran's third deanship. He had previously worked at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., as well as the University of North Texas in Dallas. Von Dran plans to take a year off before returning to SU to teach.
Von Dran said he played a minor role in the search for his replacement. All four candidates have visited campus since March.
"I asked a lot of the best people in the industry and world to apply," he said. Von Dran said he knows three of the four candidates very well and personally encouraged each to apply.
Von Dran plans to work with the incoming dean on fundraising to get the school named, such as Maxwell and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, which he sees as happening in the next deanship. "I will do everything to make that happen," von Dran said.
The Candidates:
Ron Larsen
Dean of the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh
Before moving to Pittsburgh in 2002, Larsen spent time at the University of Maryland, where he served as assistant vice chancellor for computing. He also worked with NASA and during his time there created the research program in computer science. Larsen received a bachelor's in engineering sciences from Purdue University, a master's in applied physics at Catholic University of America and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Maryland.
Richard Katz
Founding director and current vice president of EDUCAUSE
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