BURLINGTON, Vt. — University of Vermont President Suresh Garimella and Interim Provost and Senior Vice President Patricia Prelock have announced the appointment of Jean Harvey, professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science and associate dean for research, as interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Harvey joined the UVM faculty in 1991, and has served as department chair of Nutrition and Food Science since 2002. She served as special assistant to the dean from 2011 to 2017, after which she was appointed associate dean for research. Harvey is widely regarded – within the college, across the university, and throughout her professional circles – as a highly productive scholar, a deeply committed educator, and a proven academic leader.
A national search for the permanent position is expected to take place during the upcoming academic year.
–University of Vermont
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