Stephen J. Reno was named
chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). Reno, 55,
has been president of Southern Oregon University since 1994, after
serving as its provost and dean of the faculty for five years. From 1980
to 1989, he held faculty and administrative positions at the University
of Southern Maine, and from 1970 to 1979, he was a professor of religion
at the University of Leicester in England. Reno holds a doctorate in
religious studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He
is the author of numerous articles and books in his discipline. Reno
replaces William Farrell. USNH oversees UNH, Keene State College,
Plymouth State College and the College for Lifelong Learning.
Chancellor
Stephen J. Reno
New CEPS Dean
Arthur Greenberg, professor and chair of
the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, has been named dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. A
renowned organic chemist, Greenberg is the author of more than150
scientific articles, co-editor of the journal Structural Chemistry and
author or editor of 21 books. At UNC-Charlotte, he appointed an
industrial advisory board and established the Regional Analytical
Chemistry Laboratory. He also spearheaded efforts to establish a
multidisciplinary doctoral program in biotechnology-biomedicine. Prior
to his appointment at UNC-Charlotte, he was director of the graduate
program in environmental sciences at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Greenberg earned a bachelor's degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University,
master's and doctoral degrees from Princeton University. He replaces Roy
Torbert, who is stepping down to return to teaching and research.
Dean Arthur
Greenberg
New Athletic
Director
Martin V. Scarano, director of
athletics at Colorado College, has been named athletic director at
UNH. Scarano oversaw 18 National Collegiate Athletic Association teams
at Colorado College, which has a 92 percent graduation rate for its
athletes. Before joining the staff at Colorado College in 1996, Scarano
worked at Colgate University, where he held a number of positions,
including assistant director of athletics. He holds a B.A. in pre-law
from Penn State University and an M.A. in early American history from
Colgate.
Martin V.Scarano
Professor Wins Child
Development Award
Mary Jane Moran, assistant
professor of family studies and associate director of the UNH Child Study and Development
Center, received the 1999- 2000 Outstanding Dissertation Award from
the American Educational Research Association for Child Development and
Early Childhood Education. This national award is generally given
annually; however, until this year, it had not been presented for two
years, because the association had not found a dissertation outstanding
enough to merit the award. Moran's study demonstrated that
undergraduates are capable of designing and implementing curricula for
young children based on the children's diverse needs, abilities and
interests, rather than simply following a pre-planned curriculum
provided to them by a supervisor.
Mary Jane
Moran
New WSBE Dean
Steve Bolander, chairperson of the Department of
Management at Colorado State University, has been named dean of the Whittemore School of
Business and Economics. Prior to his tenure as department chair,
Bolander was interim dean of the College of Business at CSU. While
interim dean, he led the restructuring of the university's now-highly
successful distance education program. He also led efforts to create
interdisciplinary programs with other colleges and a $4 million
fund-raising effort for a new technology and classroom wing. Bolander
holds a B.S. in chemistry from Iowa Wesleyan University, an M.B.A. from
the University of Colorado and a Ph.D. in business administration from
Kent State University. He replaces interim dean Mike Merenda, who will
return to the faculty.
