Three finalists have been named for the position of CALS dean following an extensive national search. They will visit campus this month and offer a public presentation and question-and-answer session.
 
James Moyer, a professor and head of the Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, has conducted research on major viral diseases that affect vegetable, ornamental and field crops, including fundamental investigations of the genome organization and genetics of tospoviruses. He has been recognized by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service and the floral crop industry for his contributions and is a fellow and former president of the American Phytopathological Society. Moyer will visit campus September 20-21.

Peter Hanson is global head of project and portfolio management at Georgia-based Merial, a leading animal health company. In his 14 years with the company, Hanson, who holds a D.V.M. in veterinary medicine, has worked extensively in animal health. His responsibilities have included a stint as head of pharmaceutical research and development and shepherding a new anti-inflammatory from development through FDA approval for treatment of pain associated with arthritis in dogs and horses. Hanson will visit campus September 15-16. 

 

Kathryn VandenBosch is a professor and head of the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul. VandenBosch's research focuses on the genetics of plant-microbe interactions and nitrogen fixation in legumes. She also is active in university governance as a member and former chair of the Faculty and Senate Consultative Committees and, in 2006, served as interim dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. VandenBosch will visit campus September 27-28. 

 

You can read more about the finalists here. Times and locations for their public presentations will be announced soon by the UW-Madison Secretary of the Faculty.