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Faculty News
Adam Johnson
Promotions
New Chairs
At its May meeting, the Educational Planning Committee of the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to promote Adam Johnson (chemistry) to the rank of full professor, effective July 1, 2011. Johnson is the recent recipient of a National Science Foundation grant for “RUI: Asymmetric Catalytic Hydroamination of Aminoallenes by Chiral Tantalum Cyclopentadienyl-amide-alkoxide Com-
Professor of Physics Peter Saeta has been selected to succeed Professor John Townsend as chair of the Department of Physics. Saeta has been a faculty member for 16 years. In the Computer Science Department, Ran LibeskindHadas will succeed Michael Erlinger as chair. LibeskindHadas, an HMC faculty member for 18 years, previously served as associate dean for diversity, research and experiential learning.
plexes” (August 2010). Faculty members approved for reappointment were David Vosburg (chemistry), Christine Alvarado (computer science), Sarah Harris and Nancy Lape (engineering), Susan Martonosi (mathematics), and Debra Mashek (humanities and social sciences).
Peter Saeta
Engineering Fellowships
Critchell Assistant Professor
President Klawe made three appointments to open Fellow positions in the Department of Engineering. The three new Fellows are Philip Cha, C. F. Braun and Co. Fellowship in Engineering; David Money Harris, Harvey S. Mudd Engineering Design Fellowship; and, Erik Spjut, Union Oil Company Design Fellowship.
Rachel Levy, assistant professor of mathematics, has been selected as the Critchell Assistant Professor. “Rachel has shown deep commitment to our students in the classroom, in the energetic ways she promotes and supports them in research, and in her commitment to the whole campus,” said Bob Cave, vice president and dean of faculty. “She exemplifies Rachel Levy a host of the traits that made the Critchells such an important part of the community.” The Critchell Professorship is awarded to a junior professor to recognize faculty who, in the early stages of their careers, have exhibited an unusual talent for mentoring and counseling students in all aspects of their lives. These are qualities that were hallmarks of the Critchells’ direction of the Bates program.
Darryl Yong ’96, associate professor of mathematics and associate chair, Department of Mathematics, has been appointed associate dean for diversity. He will work to further the College’s progress in diversity in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Diversity (OID). The associate dean for diversity position was first created in 2009 to extend the significant Darryl Yong ’96 strides made with the creation of the OID, participation in several multi-cultural forums, and diversity training programs for students and faculty. Yong will develop and enhance diversity efforts in the areas of hiring, faculty development, and support of admitted students.
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Harvey Mudd College
SUMMER 2011
Associate Dean for Diversity
WILL VASTA
KEVIN MAPP
Faculty Promotions and Appointments
