University Of Alaska Anchorage: TODAY: Open Forum With UAA College Of Engineering Dean Finalist

Press release from the University of Alaska Anchorage:

April 6, 2021

UAA Campus Community,

Information regarding the College of Engineering Dean finalists is now available.
Listed in alphabetical order, the finalists are:

Bruce Berdanier

Bruce Berdanier has withdrawn from the search. The April 5 forum with this candidate
is canceled.

Joesph Bull

Joseph Bull is the Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Affairs and Graduate Studies
in the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane University, and is the John and
Elsie Martinez Biomedical Engineering Chair. Prior to moving to Tulane, he was Arthur
F. Thurnau Professor and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of
Michigan. Professor Bull’s research program is focused on ultrasound and biofluid
mechanics. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering,
and a Sequoyah Fellow of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.

Open forum: Thursday, April 8, 9-10 a.m.

The feedback survey for Joseph Bull will be posted here on April 8 and will close
on Saturday, April 10 at midnight AKDT.

Judy Cezeaux

Judy Cezeaux is Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Arkansas Tech University. 

She received her B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
and her Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Prior to her appointment at Arkansas Tech, she was Professor and Chair of Biomedical
Engineering at Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts. She has
also served as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health in Morgantown, West Virginia as well as a faculty member at the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Open forum: Wednesday, April 7, 9-10 a.m.

The feedback survey for Judy Cezeaux will be posted here on April 7 and will close
on Friday, April 9 at midnight AKDT.

Kenrick Mock

Kenrick Mock is Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Computer
Science. 

Before joining UAA he worked at Intel Corporation and a technology startup. He has
taught over 20 different courses at UAA, chaired the Undergraduate Research Task Force,
was inaugural chair of the Computer Science & Engineering department, and has conducted
research in AI, computer security, and computer science education.

Open forum: Tuesday, April 6, 9-10 a.m.

Feedback survey for Kenrick Mock: surveymonkey.com/r/UAA-DeanEng-MockThis survey will close Thursday, April 8 at midnight AKDT.

For updates on the information listed here, finalist backgrounds and survey links,
please visit the UAA Leadership page.

This press release was produced by the University of Alaska Anchorage. The views expressed here are the author’s own.