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Columns::March 24, 2003
Men’s basketball coach, two players suspended; team forgoes postseason
$1.1 million NSF grant funds three-year study of interaction of algebra learning, teaching
Cabinet adopts policy requiring first-year students to live on campus
Famed scientist will discuss biodiversity preservation at spring Charter Lecture
Symposium marks microbiology’s 50th year
‘Advocates in action’
Professor teaches students how to make beautiful music together
Retirees
Newsmakers
Forum essay: What make the world so round
After school specials
Campus News
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| President Michael F. Adams (right) introduced Arnett C. Mace Jr. as provost at the March 11 cabinet meeting. (Photo by Rick O’Quinn) |
Second in charge
Interim senior vice president named permanent provost
By Larry B. Dendy
ldendy@uga.edu
Arnett C. Mace Jr., who has been interim senior vice president for academic affairs and provost for the past six months, will have the job permanently.
President Michael F. Adams announced at the cabinet meeting March 11 that he had chosen Mace from among five finalists identified in a national search to fill the second-highest post in the university’s administration. The appointment is subject to approval of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.
Mace was dean of UGA’s Warnell School of Forest Resources when Adams tapped him last October to temporarily fill the position left vacant when Karen Holbrook became president of Ohio State University. An authority on water and natural resource management, Mace had been forestry dean since coming to UGA in 1991 from the University of Florida.
“While serving in an interim capacity, Arnett has demonstrated the ability to carry out the many responsibilities of this position with great proficiency and resourcefulness,” said Adams. “He has shown that he can make the tough decisions that come with the job. But more importantly, he has shown that he is totally committed to our goals of academic excellence, and that he has the vision and skills to help lead us to that higher plane.
“I’m always pleasantly surprised at how broad and deep the strength of leadership talent is at the University of Georgia,” Adams added. “I’m delighted that we did not have to leave Athens to find the very best person for this position.”
Adams thanked members of the search committee and committee chair William Gray Potter, university librarian and associate provost, for their work in identifying outstanding candidates.
Mace will be the university’s chief academic officer with responsibility for all operations involving instruction, research, public service and outreach, and student affairs. The vice presidents in each of these areas, along with the deans of UGA’s 14 schools and colleges, will report to him.
Associate provosts in information technology, institutional diversity, institutional effectiveness, international affairs, libraries and the Honors Program also report to Mace. Other units under the provost include the Georgia Museum of Art, the Georgia Review, the Gerontology Center, the Office of Academic Enhancement, the Office of Performing Arts and the University Press.
While serving as interim provost, Mace has been deeply involved in managing state-mandated cuts to the university’s budget. He has created a task force to find ways to improve information technology on campus, and he is working closely with the admissions office and other units on ways to increase minority enrollment. He has also had a key role in starting new degree programs at the University Center in Gwinnett and building enrollment at that school.
Describing his interim term as both “challenging” and “rewarding,” Mace said he has gained a new appreciation of the dedication of faculty, staff, students and administration, and foresees a bright future for the university.
“Despite the economic downturn accompanied with state budget reductions, we are not only sustaining but advancing the quality of the university,” he said. “My regard and confidence in the people of this university have increased immensely during these last six months. Their resolve and conviction convince me that we will not only sustain our program quality during these difficult times, but we will continue to advance the excellence for which we are recognized, and position ourselves to better address future needs and responsibilities.”
Mace received a bachelor’s degree in forestry from West Virginia University and earned a master’s in watershed management and a doctorate in water resources from the University of Arizona. |
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