July 25, 1996
Contact: Brenda Ellis, (615) 322-2706
University of Arizona's Kenneth Galloway
named Vanderbilt engineering dean
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kenneth F. Galloway, a Vanderbilt University
alumnus and head of the University of Arizona's Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering, has been named dean of the Vanderbilt School of
Engineering.
"I am very pleased with the choice of Ken Galloway as dean of the School
of Engineering," said Chancellor Joe B. Wyatt. "The engineering
school will benefit from Dr. Galloway's personal knowledge of Vanderbilt
and I am certain he will contribute much to the continued success of the
school."
Provost Thomas G. Burish said, "Dr. Galloway is a well-respected scientist
who has forged a distinguished engineering career. He has strong academic
values, a deep appreciation of the importance of both teaching and research,
and an unwavering commitment to excellence."
"Vanderbilt has a dedicated group of faculty and administrators, a
group of terrific students and an excellent national reputation," Galloway
said. "I am very excited about joining the Vanderbilt academic community.
I look forward to working with School of Engineering faculty, staff, students,
alumni and friends on behalf of the School of Engineering."
The Provost chose Galloway from a list of candidates recommended to him
by a search committee that received applications from 120 individuals both
within and outside the United States, according to committee chair Knowles
A. Overholser, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering.
"The search committee, led by Professor Overholser, did an outstanding
job of identifying and evaluating strong candidates. The committee produced
an excellent slate of finalists, from which Dr. Galloway was chosen,"
Burish said. Galloway's appointment will be presented for ratification by
the Board of Trust at its next meeting.
Galloway, whose research interests include solid-state devices and semiconductor
technology, succeeds Edward A. Parrish, who resigned last summer to become
president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. David V. Kerns Jr., associate
dean for administration, has served as acting dean.
Before becoming a faculty member at Arizona in September 1986, Galloway
worked for 12 years with the National Bureau of Standards, where he held
a number of key positions including chief of the Semiconductor Electronics
Division. He also has held appointments at the University of Maryland, the
Naval Weapons Support Center in Crane, Ind., and Indiana University.
He was a Commerce Science and Technology fellow in 1979-80, serving in the
Office of the President of the University of Maryland.
Galloway is a fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
He has chaired the IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference,
the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Radiation Effects Committee
and the IEEE-USA Engineering Research and Development Committee. He will
chair the 1997 IEEE International Electron Devices Committee.
He is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
and has authored or co-authored more than 100 technical publications.
Galloway received his bachelor of arts degree from the Vanderbilt College
of Arts and Science in 1962 and his doctoral degree from the University
of South Carolina in 1966.
-VU-
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