Earlier this month, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs John Karl Scholz charged the search committee appointed to select a new dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. In August, current Dean Kate VandenBosch announced her intention to step down as dean at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year.

The 16-member committee is chaired by Troy Runge, professor and chair in the department of biological systems engineering, and includes student, staff, faculty, alumni and administrative representatives from throughout the college and campus.

Additional information, including the position vacancy listing and information on listening sessions with committee members, will be released in the coming weeks. Questions about the search can be directed to Troy Runge.

Search committee members:

Troy Runge, professor and department chair, biological systems engineering (committee chair)
Caitilyn Allen, professor, plant pathology
Brad Bolling, associate professor, food science
Dominique Brossard, professor and department chair, life sciences communication
Ashley Cheung, student representative
Jeremy Foltz, professor, agricultural & applied economics
Deborah Helman, director of science and engineering library services, Steenbock Agricultural Library
Paul Ludden, emeritus member of the CALS Board of Visitors and emeritus professor, biochemistry
Jamie Nack, senior wildlife outreach specialist, forest and wildlife ecology
Lauren Papp, professor and associate dean, School of Human Ecology
Stevie Riddle, medical program assistant, School of Medicine and Public Health
Chris Salm, emeritus member of the CALS Board of Visitors
Garret Suen, associate professor, bacteriology
Heather White, associate professor, animal and dairy science
Thea Whitman, associate professor, soil science
Eric Wilcots, dean, College of Letters & Science