Appointments

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April 07, 2023
Case Western Reserve University’s Venkataramanan "Ragu" Balakrishnan has been named to a national task force that aims to strengthen partnerships between higher education institutions in the U.S. and India.
Launched by the Association of American Universities (AAU), the task force is part of a broa...

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February 21, 2023
Erin Benay, associate professor of early modern art and director of undergraduate studies and Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies and professor of bioethics have been named inaugural Distinguished Scholars in the Public Humanities.
Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III made t...

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February 10, 2023
Autumn Beechler Stebing, director of education abroad in Case Western Reserve University’s Center for International Affairs, was recently selected to serve as chair-elect of the Education Abroad Knowledge Community of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
NAFSA is the world’s largest nonpr...

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February 10, 2023
Nancy Rolock, the Henry L. Zucker Professor in Social Work Practice, and Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, were elected to the 2023 class of fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). SSWR fellows are members who have served...

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January 13, 2023
Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor Emerita and the Louis D. Beaumont University Professor Emerita of Psychological Sciences, has been named Case Western Reserve University’s newest conciliation counselor. Her role was effective Jan. 1.
Russ, a renowned clinical child psychologist, serv...

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January 13, 2023
Goutham Rao, the Jack H. Medalie Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was selected to serve a four-year team with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force reviews evidence and evaluates ...

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January 13, 2023
Chris Sippel was recently named the director of faculty international engagement in the Center for International Affairs at Case Western Reserve University. In this inaugural role, Sippel connects faculty with potential global partners to encourage and support international collaborations, assists f...

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January 12, 2023
A Columbia University oncologist renowned for his translational research, mentoring and leadership will become director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) this spring.
Gary Schwartz, chief of the Hematology & Oncology Division at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and...

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December 09, 2022
Steve Fening
Steve Fening, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and managing director of the Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, has been appointed as an associate vice president for research, with a focus on strategic partnerships.
“Steve is proven leader who will ...

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December 09, 2022
Victor Groza, the Grace F. Brody Professor of Parent-Child Studies, was elected a 2023 fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), a distinguished honorific society of prominent scholars, top researchers and practitioners.
He will be inducted formally as an AASWSW Fel...