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Social
work professor named new dean of school
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Susan
Ehringhaus tapped for special assignment
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Crawford-Brown,
Jansen appointed as directors of Carolina programs
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Diaz,
Leatherman elected to Institute of Medicine
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Decorations
& Distinctions
Social
work professor named
new dean of school
Jack
M. Richman, a faculty member in the School of Social Work since
1983, has been named dean of the school.
Richman's appointment, effective Oct. 12, was approved Oct. 11
by the UNC Board of Governors. Before the appointment, Richman
had served as interim dean of the school and as a professor teaching
courses within the school's master's and doctoral programs.
"Dr.
Richman has been affiliated with the School of Social Work for
two decades, and in that time his insights have proven instrumental
in the school's ability to respond to the constantly changing
dynamics of community life and modern-day pressures on human relationships,"
said Chancellor James Moeser.
"He
has the respect of his colleagues within the school, a detailed
knowledge of our state's social work network and the vision to
further enhance this internationally recognized school's ability
to serve our state and beyond. Furthermore, his enthusiasm and
commitment to the school's mission inspire students and faculty."
Richman will lead a graduate school offering master's and doctoral
degrees, with more than 85 tenure-track, clinical and research
faculty members. The Jordan Institute for Families, established
in 1996 with a private gift from Carolina graduate Michael Jordan,
is the school's research, training and technical assistance arm.
In a typical semester, more than 200 School of Social Work students
are placed in 125 different agencies throughout 23 N. C. counties,
representing a wide range of social work settings, with these
placements contributing almost an estimated $1 million to these
agencies.
Richman joined the University in October 1983 as assistant dean
and clinical assistant professor, becoming assistant professor
in 1988, associate professor in 1992 and then professor in 1998.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Richman also has
held several administrative posts within the school, including
chair of the curriculum committee (1999-2002); co-director of
the N.C. Family and Children's Resource Program, a grant-funded
program to assist family preservation and family-centered services
in the state (1992-1995); and assistant dean and director of admissions,
financial aid and recruitment (1983-1988), among other administrative
roles.
From 1977 through 1983, Richman was associate professor of social
work at Nebraska Wesleyan University. In that position, he was
the program director and taught courses related to children and
families, aging, human behavior, social policy and other areas.
He has served as a consultant for organizations throughout the
state, including Home Care of Central Carolina and Hospice, both
of Greensboro; the Home Health Care Agency of Chapel Hill; and
Triangle Hospice of Durham. His research has benefited the N.C.
Department of Human Resources; Orange County, Chapel Hill-Carrboro
and Durham school systems; and North Carolina Communities in Schools.
His honors have included multiple selections as a participant
in the American Professional Partnership for Lithuanian Education,
an international educational experience where the Lithuanian Ministries
of Social Work and Education sponsored 30 U.S. educators in training
Lithuanian professionals. He also received the 1990 Award for
Teaching Excellence at the School of Social Work.
Richman received his bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology
cum laude from the State University of New York at Albany in 1972.
He received his master's of social work degree, specializing in
psychiatric social work and group work, from SUNY-Albany in 1974.
He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Florida
State University in 1977, specializing in marriage and family
therapy, family sociology and higher education.
Susan
Ehringhaus tapped
for special assignment
Susan
H. Ehringhaus, vice chancellor and general counsel, has accepted
a special joint assignment with the Association of American Medical
Colleges and the Association of American Universities. Beginning
Jan. 1, 2003, she will work with the associations on issues relating
to research on human subjects as well as health law and policy
issues relating to universities.
Ehringhaus has worked at the University for 32 years, serving
for 29 years as senior legal counsel for six chancellors.
"Susan
Ehringhaus has established a reputation as a national leader in
the law of higher education and in particular in areas relating
to research, university-industry partnerships and business operations,"
Chancellor James Moeser said. "There are many University-wide
programs that have been shaped by her judgment, her legal ability
and her grasp of the fundamental values of a research university.
"Her
departure will leave an enormous vacancy
at Carolina. In her years here, she has provided invaluable assistance
and direction to numerous areas of the University. She has a comprehensive
knowledge of all aspects of the University's operations, and it
will be extraordinarily difficult to replace her," Moeser said.
"I and my colleagues are grateful for the fine quality of her
legal work, the extent of her contributions to every University
unit and her dedication to the University and her colleagues."
Ehringhaus said, "It has been a privilege to serve as the University's
senior legal counsel and vice chancellor and general counsel.
I
value highly the opportunity to have worked under the leadership
of six chancellors and with scores of vice chancellors, deans
and department chairs, dozens of trustees and hundreds of faculty,
staff, students and alumni over the years. I look forward to continuing
to work with all my colleagues here in new and different ways
in the future."
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) seeks to improve
the health of the public by enhancing the effectiveness of academic
medicine. A national, non-profit organization, the AAMC represents
the 125 accredited U.S. medical schools and the 16 accredited
Canadian medical schools; some 400 major teaching hospitals, including
74 Veterans Administration medical centers; 98 academic and professional
societies representing more than 100,000 faculty members; and
the nation's 67,000 medical students and 102,000 residents.
The Association of American Universities (AAU) consists of 63
leading public and private research universities, 61 in the United
States and two in Canada. The association's mission is two-fold:
to provide a means for collective development and implementation
of national policies affecting research and scholarship, graduate
and professional education, undergraduate education and public
service in research universities; and to provide a forum for member
university presidents and chancellors and other officials to discuss
issues of common concern leading to institutional policies that
advance the interests of the association's member institutions
and the society they serve.
Ehringhaus' assignment with AAMC and AAU will extend through August
2003 when she will return to Carolina to take up responsibilities
in the School of Law.
Moeser said he will appoint B. Glenn George, a professor in the
School of Law, to serve as deputy general counsel until January
to help ensure a smooth transition. George will then become interim
vice chancellor and general counsel. Moeser will appoint a search
committee to fill the position permanently.
Crawford-Brown,
Jansen appointed
as directors of Carolina programs
Two
faculty members have been appointed directors of Carolina programs
with international reach.
Douglas J. Crawford-Brown, professor of environmental sciences
and public policy, has been named director of the Carolina Environmental
Program, and William H. Jansen has been chosen as the new director
of Intrah, an internationally recognized organization focusing
on helping health-care providers improve the lives of women, children
and families worldwide.
Crawford-Brown's research focuses on risk assessment and environmental
policy, and he is recognized as a national leader in secondary
and post-secondary environmental education. He directs CEP's Salzburg
Field Site in Austria and chairs the environmental science and
environmental studies degree program, offered through CEP and
the College of Arts and Sciences.
During the past five years here, Jansen led the team that developed
the PRIME II Project proposal, a program active in 23 countries
and a proposal that received the largest single award in Carolina's
history ($88 million). He continues his work as the project's
executive director.
Before joining the School of Medicine, Jansen helped the U.S.
Agency for International Development develop new policies and
strategies to combat infectious diseases. As a behavioral scientist,
he has researched health-care-seeking behavior in diverse populations,
human fertility, cultural factors and infectious disease programs,
as well as the effects of poverty on access to health care. During
two decades as a foreign service officer, he designed and managed
programs to improve health-care services in Morocco, Jordan, Pakistan,
Bangladesh and the Philippines.
Diaz, Leatherman elected
to Institute of Medicine
Two
Carolina faculty members have been elected to the Institute of
Medicine, a sister organization of the National Academy of Sciences
(NAS).
They are Luis A. Diaz, C.E. Wheeler Jr. distinguished professor
at the School of Medicine; and Sheila T. Leatherman, an adjunct
professor in the School of Public Health's Department of Health
Policy and Administration.
The institute and NAS are both part of the National Academies,
an entity that also includes the National Research Council and
the National Academy of Engineering.
Sixty-five new members were recently elected to the Institute
of Medicine, raising the total active membership to 1,358. Current
active members elect new members from among candidates chosen
for their major contributions to health and medicine or to related
fields such as social and behavioral sciences, law, administration
and economics.
Diaz, who is chair of the Department of Dermatology, received
his medical degree from Universidad Nacional de Trujillo in Peru.
He completed his residency at the State University of New York
at Buffalo in 1974.
His research focuses on human autoimmunity and autoimmune blistering
diseases; his studies focus on defining the immunopathological
mechanisms involved in three human autoimmune diseases.
Leatherman is the founder and chair of the Center for Health Care
Policy and Evaluation in Minnesota. Her areas of research are
quality of care, health policy and managed care.
Carolina ranks 11th among public research institutions for the
number of members in the National Academies, including the National
Academy of Science (eight), the National Academy of Engineering
(five) and the Institute of Medicine (20). In addition, Carolina
counts 16 of its faculty among the members of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences.
For more information on the institute, see www.iom.edu.
Decoration & Distinctions
Howard
E. Aldrich
Kenan
professor of sociology and adjunct professor
of management in the Kenan-Flagler Business School, Aldrich has
been honored for his research on entrepreneurship by the "Journal
of Business Venturing" and the University of Maryland's R.H. Smith
School of Business.
Richard Killingsworth
Director
of Active Living by Design, a recently established national program
in the School of Public Health, Killingsworth has received the
Dr. Paul Dudley White Award, the most prestigious award of the
League of American Bicyclists.
John
McLamb
Director
of informatics in the Department of Emergency Medicine and project
manager for the N.C. Emergency Department Database, McLamb has
been named to a national task force on disaster preparedness and
response whose mission is to use health-care information technology
to support U.S. homeland defense.
William
L. Roper
Dean
of the School of Public Health and former
director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Roper has been appointed
to the Secretary's Council on Public Health Preparedness by Tommy
G. Thompson, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
Hugh
Tilson
Clinical
professor of epidemiology and health policy and senior adviser
to the dean of the School of Public Health, Tilson has received
the Distinguished Service Award from the International Society
for Pharmacoepidemiology. This is the second time in the society's
12 years that the award has been given.
Timothy
A. Turvey
Chairman
of the School of Dentistry's Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Turvey recently represented
the American Association
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons at the opening ceremonies of
the Second World Cleft Congress in Munich, Germany.
Morris
Weinberger
Vergil
N. Slee distinguished professor of healthcare quality management
in the School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and
Administration, Weinberger has received the Vision Award of the
Improving Chronic Illness Care program for his research on methods
to improve the care of patients with arthritis, diabetes and other
major chronic conditions.
