Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences
May 19, 2003
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MEMORANDUM
TO:The University Community
FROM:Mark B. Rosenberg, Provost & Executive Vice President
SUBJECT:Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences
DATE:May 19, 2003
President Maidique and I are very pleased to announce that we have a new dean for our College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. R. Bruce Dunlap will assume responsibilities as dean on August 1, 2003. Dr. Dunlap is the Fred M. Weissman Professor of Chemical Ecology at the University of South Carolina, where he also serves as the Associate Director for Administration of the USCNanocenter.
Dr. Dunlap succeeds Dr. Arthur Herriott, who has ably served as dean of Arts and Sciences for 13 years. Dr. Dunlap graduated Omicron Delta Kappa from BeloitCollege with a B.S. in Chemistry and holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from IndianaUniversity. Dr. Dunlap was originally hired in 1971 at USC as the first biochemist in the Department of Chemistry. He went on to collaborate with the new (1974) School of Medicine there, where he still teaches one course a year. During his 31 years at USC, he has published over 150 refereed journal articles and his research has received nearly $5 million in support from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the American Cancer Society. He has received numerous recognitions for his work, including a 1993 R&D 100 Award for Innovations in Science and Technology from Research and Development Magazine.
He has held a number of leadership positions at USC including six years as Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. As Chair, he provided leadership for a department of 26 tenure track faculty, 30 professional staff, 33 research faculty and postdoctoral fellows, 115 graduate students and 160 undergraduate majors. During this period, he hired eight new faculty, collaborated in the design and funding for a new 150,000 square foot GraduateScienceResearchCenter, and moved the department into the facility. He also developed the department’s first Friends of Chemistry and Biochemistry, which contributed in excess of $2.5 million for the department while he was chair.
Throughout his career, Dr. Dunlap has been involved in the development of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research initiatives. Working with an oncologist at the RichlandMemorialHospital, he built a network of cancer researchers that subsequently received laboratory space at the hospital’s new Center for Cancer Treatment and Research. Later, he helped to build the nanoscience center at USC through support from the National Science Foundation. Finally, he has taken leadership for the South Carolina Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network, which promotes biomedical research and its funding in institutions of higher education in South Carolina. He has served as advisor or co-advisor for 44 graduate students who have earned the Ph.D. degree.
An active community fund-raiser, Dr. Dunlap chaired the Education Funds Crusade Committee for the American Cancer Society. For three successive years, his committee increased the funds raised—leading to a Diamond Award from the ACS—indicating outstanding performance. He also chaired the statewide campaign for the American Cancer Society that raised over $2.5 million. Dr. Dunlap was also the external reviewer for our Department of Chemistry during the 2001-2002 academic year.
As you can see from this brief resume, Dr. Dunlap is ably equipped to succeed Dean Herriott and continue the pattern of strong Arts and Sciences leadership that has blessed our institution. Please join the President and me in welcoming Dr. Dunlap to FloridaInternationalUniversity!
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