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Columns::August 12, 2002
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Provost named new president of Ohio State University
Admissions plan for fall 2003 emphasizes academic record
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Tom Lauth, political science head, is appointed dean of new school
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Campus News
Forest resources dean will serve as interim provost
By Chuck Toney
ctoney@uga.edu
Arnett C. Mace Jr., dean of the Warnell School of Forest Resources since 1991, will serve as interim provost at UGA, President
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Michael F. Adams has announced. Provost Karen Holbrook was named president of Ohio State University and will take office there Oct. 1.
“The great challenge for the interim provost will be maintaining the tremendous momentum, particularly in research, generated by Karen Holbrook,” says Adams. “Arnett Mace is up to that challenge. He brings to this appointment a deep research background, strong management skills, solid leadership credentials and a steady hand in budgeting. He is a seasoned leader with a great depth of knowledge about this university and the state of Georgia. I am certain that the next provost at the University of Georgia will inherit an office that is operating at the very highest level, thanks to Arnett Mace’s service in this capacity.”
Mace earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry from West Virginia University and a master’s in watershed management and doctorate in water resources from the University of Arizona. He has worked as a research forester and has held faculty positions at the University of Arizona and the University of Minnesota.
In 1978 he was named director of the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida, a position he held until he came to UGA. During his 13 years at Florida, he also served for two years as director of the Center for Natural Resources and for four years as acting director of the Center for Aquatic Weeds.
External research funding for the Florida school increased six-fold during his tenure there (from $500,000 to $3 million), and external research funding at the Warnell School has increased almost seven-fold (from $850,000 to $5.4 million) under Mace’s leadership.
“During my 11 years at the University of Georgia, I have seen both the Warnell School and UGA significantly increase the quality of our programs,” says Mace “I firmly believe that the senior administration, faculty, staff and students here are outstanding; collectively, this is the best group I have worked with in my career. We are very good, but we can and must become better. The opportunity to play a greater role in enhancing instruction, research and public service at the University of Georgia was a challenge I could not resist.”
Mace’s academic specialty is the area of water resources, water quality and soil moisture, and he has published widely on those issues.
“One of the most serious issues facing the state of Georgia and the upcoming legislative session is that of water resources and water allocation,” says Adams. “The expertise that Arnett Mace brings to this issue will play a major role in this area.”
Mace will work closely with Holbrook until she departs for Ohio State.
“All success is accomplished through teamwork,” he says. “In addition to the faculty, staff, administration and students, our team at UGA also consists of alumni, elected officials, the chancellor, the regents, the trustees of the UGA Foundation, friends of the university and all those who support the University of Georgia. All of them are equally vital to our continued success, and we will need their input and support to continue to advance our programs.”
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