Appointments

Sue Workman was elected to the EDUCAUSE board as of Sept. 25. At Case Western Reserve University, she serves as CIO and vice president of University Technology. One of her most notable achievements in these positions was facilitating the collaboration of the university and Cleveland Clinic with…

What began as an interim position in January is now ongoing for Lisa Nielson, as she takes the helm of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women as its director. “All who have worked with Dr. Nielson over this interim period have been excited about her vision for the Center for Women, and we are…

The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Gulf Research Program (GRP) selected YeongAe Heo, assistant professor in civil engineering, for its Early Career Research Fellowship. Out of 10 recipients from across the country, Heo was the only recipient from structural…

The Case School of Engineering has named Christian Zorman as the interim associate dean of research. A renowned expert in the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Zorman has spent his research career focused on developing novel, enabling materials and their requisite processing…

Kristin A. Williams is now assistant dean for admissions and student affairs of the School of Dental Medicine. Williams received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1989 from the School of Dental Medicine and in 2005 she received her Master of Public Health from the School of Medicine. For the…

The following individuals have been newly elected or re-elected to serve as Staff Advisory Council representatives for the 2017–19 term: University Administration Kaliya Arnwine Hadrian Djohari Mary Ann Dobbins Timothy Eppich Theresa Grigger Beth Jones Lisa Kouns Justin…

As of Aug. 1, Sarah de Swart is director of the Faculty Development Center. She joined University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) in 2001, first as an assistant director, before becoming associate director and, most recently, interim director. “We are especially pleased…

At the Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology last month, David Cooperrider, Distinguished University Professor and the Fairmount Santrol - David L. Cooperrider Professor in Appreciative Inquiry, was named a fellow of the International Positive Psychology Association. The title honors…

Sara Lee is the new director of health services at Case Western Reserve. Lee is a board-certified pediatrician with an additional board certification in adolescent medicine. She did her undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins University and is an alumna of Case Western Reserve University School of…

The Case School of Engineering named Alexis Abramson interim chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. A nationally recognized leader in advanced energy research, Abramson, the Milton and Tamar Maltz Professor of Energy Innovation and director of the Great Lakes…