Appointments

David Ake, professor of musicology and an accomplished jazz scholar and musician, was appointed chair of the Department of Music at Case Western Reserve University. Since 2011, Ake has served as director of the School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno. A member of the university’s…

Marielena Maggio was appointed the new director of International Student Services at Case Western Reserve University. Maggio, formerly the assistant director of programs and advising, is responsible for enhancing the international student experience and promoting intercultural exchange. She will…

After an extensive national search, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center announced they have recruited Douglas Rhee, an accomplished glaucoma specialist, eye surgeon and researcher, to become chair of the Department of Ophthalmology…

Philip Feng, assistant professor in the electrical engineering and computer science department, is one of 81 young engineers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 19th annual U.S. Frontiers in Engineering symposium. The event highlights creative, young engineers from…

Susan Helper, a Case Western Reserve University economics professor who most recently served as a senior economic adviser to the White House, has been appointed the U.S. Department of Commerce’s chief economist. Helper replaces Mark Doms, who was the department’s chief economist from August 2009…

Provost W.A. “Bud” Baeslack III announced today that he has appointed Mark Henderson as the university’s interim vice president for Information Technology Services (ITS) and chief information officer. Henderson, who has served as the university’s associate vice president for ITS since the…

Kalle Lyytinen, the Iris S. Wolstein Professor in Management Design, was nominated visiting professor at the London School of Economics (LSE) department of management for 2012-2015. He visited LSE in early March and gave lectures on scalable sociomaterial work system analysis and reviewing…

David Jones, who served as visiting professor from July 2012 to January 2013, is now associate professor of accountancy. He worked with Aldridge Borden and Co. PC in Montgomery, Ala., a small local CPA firm as an auditor, and with Ernst and Young LLP as a tax partner in Atlanta, Orlando,…

Thomas E. Love, professor of medicine, epidemiology and biostatistics, has been named a fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation’s preeminent professional statistical society. His fellowship was announced by Marie Davidian, ASA president and a professor of statistics at…

Lynn T. Singer, deputy provost and vice president for academic affairs, has been named chairwoman of the Child Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Study Section of the National Institute of Health's Center for Scientific Review. Her term begins July 1, 2013, and ends June 30, 2015. The…