Kansas State University

Provost names search committee for interim dean of College of Arts and Sciences

Submitted by Office of the Provost

Chuck Taber, provost and executive vice president, has appointed a search committee to lead an expedited search for an interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. This internal search is open to current and qualified K-State employees. Chairing the committee is Kevin Gwinner, dean of the College of Business Administration.

Search committee members are:

• Kevin Gwinner, committee chair, professor and dean of the College of Business Administration.
• John Blair, university distinguished professor of biology and director of Konza Prairie Biological Station.
• Alisa Garni, associate professor of sociology.
• Wayne Goins, university distinguished professor of music and director of jazz studies.
• Tanya González, professor and interim associate provost for institutional effectiveness.
• Daniel Higgins, professor and chemistry department head.
• Melissa Janulis, office specialist in history department.
• Sara Luly, associate professor of modern languages and faculty director of the K-State Honors Program.
• Greg Paul, professor and department head of communication studies.
• Bently Taulbert, sophomore in political science.
• Sai Parthasarathy Telikicherla, graduate student in mathematics.
• Karin Westman, associate professor and department head of English.

The interim dean will take over leadership for Amit Chakrabarti who is returning as a faculty member in the physics department. A national search will be conducted in the future for permanent leadership with more details to follow.