 | Who's New at the U
9/20/2002 | | Christine Maziar, by John Noltner |
Executive Vice President and Provost
Who: Christine Maziar
Began: August 1
Background: Vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School since 1998; former vice provost and electrical and computer engineering professor at Texas
Job description: The U’s chief academic officer, the provost oversees the deans in every area except the Academic Health Center. The provost is considered the U’s second in command and works closely with the president on every academic issue. When a new University  | | Alex Johnson, Jr. |
president is appointed, he or she will have a 90-day period to decide whether to renew Maziar’s current one-year appointment.
Law School Dean
Who: Alex Johnson, Jr.
Began: July 12
Background: Vice provost at University of Virginia School of Law; previous faculty positions at several institutions including Minnesota and Stanford; national chair of the Law School Admissions Council
Focus: Johnson has said his dual focus will be on improving the Law School’s library and on recruiting more
 | | Dr. Deborah Powell |
minority students. He will also work to reduce the faculty-student ratio and retain top professors.
Medical School Dean
Who: Dr. Deborah Powell
Begins: October 1
Background: Dean of the University of Kansas Medical School; former chair of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Kentucky
Comments: Dr. Frank Cerra, head of the Academic Health Center, and others on the search committee lauded Powell’s track record as a teacher, researcher, and administrator.
Humphrey  | | J. Brian Atwood, by Doug Knutson |
Institute of Public Affairs Dean
Who: J. Brian Atwood
Begins: October 1
Background: President of Citizens International, which works on social and economic development in third-world countries; former head of the U.S. Agency for International Development; several academic and teaching positions
Quote: Interim President Bruininks says Atwood’s background and profile will raise the Humphrey Institute’s reputation "as an international center for scholarship, education, and service."
College  | | Susan Stafford |
of Natural Resources Dean
Who: Susan Stafford
Begins: October 1
Background: Head of the Forest Sciences Department at Colorado State; 20 years on the faculty at Oregon State, where she won numerous teaching awards
Specialties: Statistics, ecology, and managing and analyzing research data
Challenge: Maintaining the college’s nationally prominent departments, including the top-ranked forestry department, while focusing on emerging environmental and resource challenges.
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