Appointments

Vice Chair Julie Gerberding (WRC ’77, MED ’81), first woman director of the CDC, to become chair in June 2025

Megan Holmes, professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was elected a 2024 Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). SSWR Fellows are members of the society who have served with…

Gov. Mike DeWine announced the establishment of the Ohio Juvenile Justice Working Group in November. The task force will examine and propose solutions to the problems challenging the state's juvenile justice and corrections system. Their focus will address concerns about physical safety, education,…

Daniel J. Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, was elected a 2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), a distinguished honorific society of prominent scholars, top…

Joachim Voss Joachim Voss, the Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing Education and PhD program director at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, has accepted a position as associate dean for academic programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Omaha…

President Eric W. Kaler announced today that Joy K. Ward will be Case Western Reserve University’s next provost and executive vice president, effective Jan. 1, 2024. “As dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and, more recently as interim provost, Joy has distinguished herself as a leader who…

Travis T. Apgar. Photo courtesy of RPI. President Eric W. Kaler and Interim Provost Joy K. Ward today announced the appointment of Travis T. Apgar as the university’s next vice president for student affairs, effective July 1. "Travis understands the exceptional opportunities students have…

Interim Provost Joy K. Ward announced today that longtime international affairs leader David Fleshler will become vice provost and interim executive director of Siegal Lifelong Learning later this month. Fleshler, who became Case Western Reserve’s first senior administrator focused on global…

Dana Crawford, professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was named a fellow in the American College of Medical Informatics, a college of elected fellows who have made significant and sustained contributions to…

Rebecca Benard, associate dean and faculty member at the College of Arts and Sciences, began serving as interim dean for undergraduate advising beginning Nov. 1. Benard comes to the office with a wealth of undergraduate teaching and administrative experience. She is the multiple nominee and…