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Provost June Aprille Retires
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une R. Aprille, provost and creditation process that led to professor of biology since successful reaffirmation by the July 2007, retired from the Southern Association of ColUniversity on June 30. “I was leges and Schools. The Spring extremely fortunate that June Term Revitalization, W&L’s Aprille agreed to accept my ofQEP, resulted in the new fourfer to come to Washington and week term introduced in 2010. Lee, and her tenure here has During her tenure, the been extraordinarily successUniversity established its Office ful,” said President Ken Ruscio of Institutional Effectiveness, ’76. “In a relatively short period revamped its information of time, she has spearheaded technology area, established June R. Aprille projects that have transformed a strategic planning process our academic programs. She has also been instrumental in for international education and for the University’s colgaining support for numerous faculty initiatives. W&L was lections, oversaw the renovation and reorganization of indeed privileged to have such a distinguished educator Leyburn Library and restructured the President’s Advisory and scholar choose the University for the capstone of her Committee. career.” In addition, Aprille has been instrumental in bring “As much as I love my work at W&L, I will turn 66 ing several major grants to W&L, including a $1.3 million this year, and there are some personal commitments to grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a honor before too much more time goes by,” Aprille said. $650,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation “While it is difficult to say good-bye to this wonderful and a $200,000 grant from the Alfred Sloan Foundation. place and the great people I have met here, I am looking She also played a key role in the development of $17 milforward to the next chapter.” lion in funding for two separate endowments to support Aprille was responsible for all academic units and faculty: the H.F. Lenfest Endowment for Faculty Summer University-wide initiatives, including the College, WilSupport and the H.F. Lenfest Endowment for Faculty Sabliams School, Law School, Admissions, Registrar, Athletics, baticals. International Education, Information Technology Services, Robert Strong, associate provost and William Lyne Career Services, Leyburn Library, University Collections, Wilson Professor of Politics, will serve as interim provost Institutional Research and Interdisciplinary Programs. during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years. The Aprille was the driving force in the University’s develUniversity will conduct a national search for Aprille’s sucopment of its Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for the accessor during 2012-13.
Faculty and Staff Retirees, 2010–2011 FACULTY: Edwin Craun—Henry S. Fox, Jr. Professor of English, 1971–2011 Nancy Margand—Professor of Psychology, 1975–2011 H. Thomas Williams Jr.—Professor of Physics and Department Head, 1974–2011 John J. (Jack) Wielgus—Professor of Biology, 1977–2011 Thomas Whaley—Professor of Computer Science, 1987–2011 Irwin T. (Taylor) Sanders—Professor of History, 1969–2011 William L. (Lad) Sessions—Professor of Philosophy, 1971–2011 Ronald Reese—Professor of Physics and Engineering, 1979– 2011 Kenneth Van Ness—Professor of Physics and Engineering, 1986–2011
STAFF: George Carras—Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, 1997–2011 Lyn Hammett—Administrative Assistant, Williams School, 1987–2011 John Doyle—Associate Law Librarian, 1986–2011 Leon Fields—Custodian, Facilities Management, 1988–2011 Joan Robins—Hillel Director, 2001–2011 Charles Ware—Utility Worker, Marketplace, 1976–2011 Jacqueline (Jackie) Davis—Non–Book Manager, University Store, 1991–2010 Thomas Sloan—Custodian, Fraternities, 1976–2011 Leonard (Len) Reiss Jr.—Technical Services Specialist, 1985– 2010
For biographies and photos, see go.wlu.edu/retirees.
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