CoSM Dean selected as interim provost for Wright State | Photo provided by Wright State Newsroom

As the semester ends, changes in administration will begin to take place. Current Provost Dr. Susan Edwards will be stepping into the position of Wright State Universitys eighth president in January.

Edwards announced the interim provost on Monday, Dec. 9 during WSUs Faculty Senate meeting.

Dr. Douglas Leaman is the current dean of the College of Science and Mathematics.

He stepped into the role in 2016, after having been at the University of Toledo as chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. He has also been a project scientist at the Cleveland clinic and scientific director of Gemini Technologies, according to a release from Wright State Newsroom.

Leaman will become the interim provost on Jan. 1.

Under Dr. Leamans leadership, the Wright State College of Science and Mathematics has fostered an environment aimed at providing all students with hands-on opportunities to conduct meaningful work in their chosen field, including identifying undergraduate research, internship, externship, co-op or shadowing opportunities, said Edwards. The college strives to instill within its students an innovative spirit that encourages new, interdisciplinary ways of thinking to identify solutions to long-standing problems. Dean Leaman believes in creating a learning environment that provides students with the opportunities and skills needed to succeed in the classroom and beyond.

Leaman has a bachelors degree in animal sciences and a masters degree in molecular growth and development from Ohio State University.

He earned his Ph.D. in molecular biology/reproductive physiology from the University of Missouri, according to Wright State Newsroom.

It is the universitys intention to conduct a search in fall 2020 for the permanent position of provost. In the meantime, please join me in giving Dr. Leaman a warm welcome in his new role, said Edwards.

Faculty Senate did not provide a comment at this time.

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