Appointments

First Year Cleveland, a public-private partnership aimed at reducing infant mortality and eliminating racial inequities in infant health outcomes, announced the appointment of members to its reconstituted Executive Committee. Installing the new committee will catalyze FYC’s shift in strategic dir...

Scott A. Wilkes, assistant dean of academic affairs at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was appointed board chair of the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board. His one-year term commenced Sept. 1, 2021. Wilkes began serv...

When John J. Lewandowski, the Arthur P. Armington Professor of Engineering II in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, began his academic career as a first-generation college student in 1974, he was unsure of his career path. Today, Lewandowski is an internationally recognized materia...

Faye Gary, an indomitable nurse researcher and Case Western Reserve University faculty member, was quietly shocked when Provost Ben Vinson III announced she was the recipient of the institution’s highest faculty award, the permanent, honorific title of Distinguished University Professor. Her first ...

Timothy Beal, the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, will be honored as a Case Western Reserve University Distinguished University Professor during convocation on Aug. 25 for his preeminent research, leadership, and commitment to students. Beal is a “model humanist,” according to Joy K. Ward...

Mary Franklin, assistant professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and director and lead faculty for the Midwifery and Women’s Health programs, was recently inducted as a fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ANCM). Franklin said this past year has seen much progress in he...

Christopher Clark will join the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music this fall as director of choirs and full-time lecturer in music education. He will direct the Case Concert Choir and Case Men’s Glee Club, teach vocal skills and pedagogy, and mentor students in choral m...

Mike Thomas, director of MediaVision, was elected to the Lakeland Foundation Board of Directors, effective July 1. His role as alumni representative will focus on Lakeland Community College alumni, including outreach and philanthropic efforts. Founded in 1982, the Lakeland Foundation creates relat...

Umut A. Gurkan, the Warren E. Rupp Associate Professor at Case School of Engineering, was recently invited to serve on the National Institutes of Health’s federal advisory committee, titled “Instrumentation and Systems Development Study Section (ISD).” He will serve a four-year term from 2021 to 202...

Katrice Cain was recently named First Year Cleveland’s interim executive director. Since December 2018, Cain served as the Racial Disparities and Health Equity Program director, and led efforts to promote equitable community, institutional, system and policy solutions to improve birth outcomes in Cu...