New leadership stepping in at
2 schools and 10 departments

by Daniel J. Fitzgibbons, Chronicle staff

ith the fall semester about to begin, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the School of Education and 10 academic departments have new leadership.

     At CSBS, Legal Studies professor and chair Janet Rifkin is taking over as interim dean, filling the spot vacated by Glen Gordon, who is retiring after 38 years on the faculty. Bailey W. Jackson, who led the School of Education since 1990, is also stepping down this week, but to return to the faculty. Andrew Effrat, professor and chair of Educational Policy, Research and Administration, is taking over as interim dean.

     In turn, assistant professor Joseph Berger has been named interim chair of EPRA and Ronald Pipkin is filling the spot vacated by Rifkin.

     Professor Peter Monson is the new acting head of Chemical Engineering. Michael Malone is on sabbatical.

     In the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, professor Bruce Turkington is the new head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. He succeeds Donald St. Mary, who retired. In the Physics Department, Jon Machta is the new department head. He replaces John Donoghue, who returned to teaching.

     Within the College of Food and Natural Resources, Veterinary and Animal Sciences head Robert Duby retired. His post is now held by professor Samuel Black.

     At the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, retirements also spurred changes in two departments. In Theater, associate professor Harley Erdman is the new chair, filling the post previously shared by Ed Golden, who retired, and Penny Remsen, who returned to teaching. Professor Chisato Kitagawa retired as head of Asian Languages and Literatures, handing his duties to Donald Gjertson.

     In the Isenberg School of Management, Ronald Mannino is the new chair of Accounting and Information Systems. The pre-vious chair, James Smith, stepped down to return to faculty duties.