Appointments

Case Western Reserve University has appointed Robert F. Kirsch chairman of the biomedical engineering department and Kenneth A. Loparo chairman of the electrical engineering and computer science department. Kirsch and Loparo are prolific researchers, proven leaders among their peers and…

Longtime Case Western Reserve University athletics administrator Patrick Kennedy will serve as the university’s interim director of athletics and chair of physical education, effective Oct. 16. Kennedy, the department’s associate athletic director since 2000, assumes the position vacated after…

Nabil F. Bissada, professor and chair of the Department of Periodontics, was appointed editor-in-chief of The Journal of Dentistry during the “International Conference on Dental and Oral Health,” which was held Aug. 19-21 in Las Vegas. The Journal of Dentistry is a leading international dental…

Ralph P. Harvey, associate professor of earth, environmental and planetary sciences, has been named a fellow of the Geological Society of America, in recognition of distinguished contributions to the geosciences. Harvey, who has been on the faculty since 1998, was nominated by an early…

The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers appointed Anant Madabhushi, associate professor of biomedical engineering, associate editor for the soon-to-be-launched Journal on Medical Imaging. The Journal on Medical Imaging will publish high-quality peer-reviewed papers on fundamental…

The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) elected Jack Kleinhenz, an adjunct professor of economics, to serve as its president for the 2013-2014 term. Kleinhenz is principal and chief economist of Kleinhenz and Associates, a Cleveland-based registered investment advisory firm that…

The following staff members have been elected to the university’s Staff Advisory Council (SAC) for a two-year term beginning Sept. 16: School of Dental Medicine Laura Huffman and Heidi McKee Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Diane Fox and Rebecca Orenstein Frances…

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…