Dean search committee is named

The Chillicothe Dean Search Committee has been named, and members held their first meeting Monday, Feb. 15. The committee refined the text of the advertisement for the position, and the advertisement was submitted for publication and posting in the proper outlets, such as The Chronicle of Higher Education. The search committee is charged with evaluating and interviewing candidates, then recommending high-qualified candidates to Ohio University Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit for her decision. The expectation is to name a new campus dean by July. “I appreciate the willingness of these members to serve on this very important committee and to activiely participate in the process of selecting a new dean for the Chillicothe Campus,” Executive Dean of Regional Campuses Dan Evans said. “We have assembled a broadly-based representative group of individuals from across Ohio University and the community who bring various viewpoints to the discussion. I look forward to their further input and insights as we move forward.” Search committee members include: Faculty • Lisa Wallace, chair • Tom Brown • Lakhdar Hammoudi • Jamie Harmount • Charlotte McManus • Robert Moats Administrative Employee • Dave Scott Classified Employee • Tiffany Ragland Student • Kimberly Bowers Other OU Campus Dean • Bill Willan, Southern Campus Regional Coordinating Council Chair • Larry Gates Community Member • Kathy Sims Regional Higher Education • Kim Hayden Current Dean Richard Bebee has announced that he is leaving his position as dean of OU-C, effective June 30, after nine years as leader of the campus. He will be transitioning into other roles with the university, including teaching accounting classes, raising funds for the campus’ upcoming entrepreneurship center and assisting other regional campuses with advancement planning efforts. Bebee has served as dean of the Chillicothe Campus since July 1, 2001.