Appointments

Steve Fening Steve Fening, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and managing director of the Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, has been appointed as an associate vice president for research, with a focus on strategic partnerships. “Steve is proven leader who will…

Victor Groza, the Grace F. Brody Professor of Parent-Child Studies, was elected a 2023 fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), a distinguished honorific society of prominent scholars, top researchers and practitioners. He will be inducted formally as an AASWSW…

Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion and director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Supreme Court of Ohio, has been elected one of Crain’s Cleveland Business' Notable Executives in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Fletcher is one of 20 local executives…

This year, Case Western Reserve University will welcome a group of 10 executives to campus for interactive and collaborative visits as part of the inaugural executives-in-residence (EIR) program. The EIR program brings together senior executives across industries and geographies with CWRU’s…

Provost Ben Vinson III announced today that Miro Humer has been named the university’s vice president for [U]Tech and chief information officer. “Since he joined Case Western Reserve, Miro has demonstrated exceptional commitment to meeting the technological needs of our entire community,” Vinson…

Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, associate professor of pathology at the School of Medicine, was recently appointed as an invited member of American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Travel for Techniques (TfT) Award Committee to serve a three-year term from October 2022 to September 2025. TfT is a…

Joseph Bement, a student in the Master of Engineering and Management program, received the 2022 Richards Fellowship. The Richard's Fellowship is an award given annually to a Master of Engineering Management student at CWRU. The award consists of a $10,000 grant, as well as mentorship from Donald…

Vice President and General Counsel Peter Poulos announced today that Case Western Reserve’s interim leaders of public safety and police have been named permanently to their respective roles. Megan Koeth, who joined the university in 2018, is now the university’s executive director of public…

Announcement that new department chair will edit poetry section for the publication comes on National Poetry Day  An established poet, scholar and educator, Walt Hunter joined Case Western Reserve University this fall as chairperson and associate professor for the Department of English. Timed…

Dawn Ellis and Kimberly McFarlin have been appointed interim co-assistant deans of diversity and inclusion at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, effective immediately. Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion, was appointed to the…