UCCS announces search committee members for CLAS dean

A 15-member committee will begin its search this week for a new dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

Provost Peg Bacon announced the committee members, who will begin the process of selecting a replacement forTom Christensen, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences since 2005. Christensen announced in March his plan to return to teaching and research as a professor in the department of physics and energy science.

The search committee members are: Teri Switzer, dean, Kraemer Family Library, chair; David Anderson, associate professor, department of chemistry and biochemistry; Teresa Meadows, associate professor, department of languages and cultures; Mary Ann Cutter, professor, department of philosophy; Tom Wynn, professor, department of anthropology; Susan Taylor, associate professor, department of English; Gene Abrams, professor, department of mathematics; Tolya Pinchuk, assistant professor, department of physics and energy science; David Havlick, assistant professor, geography and environmental studies; Janice Gould, assistant professor, department of women's and ethnic studies; Wendy Haggren, instructor, department of biology; Marguerite Cantu, senior instructor, department of communication; Sheryl Botts, program assistant, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Jane Muller, program assistant, department of women's and ethnic studies;Sharon Berthrong, a Colorado Springs community activist; and Jennifer Hane, director, alumni relations.