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who reviewed the proposed budget for Capilouto said he has directed plans to f- ' 51
the 2012—13 school year. “We must, in be put in place for a two—year budget \'\\. ’ v E
the midst of these challenges, move for— process to give departments and units p”
ward in a measured, responsible way to the ability to plan for reductions, but John Y. Walz, professor and department
invest in our students and our people also give the institution the time to re— head of chemical engineering at Virginia
now. If we are to honor the Kentucky sponsibly prepare for lower tuition in— Polytechnic and State University, has
Promise that forged our founding nearly creases and larger pay increases to ensure been named the 10th dean of the Univer—
150 years ago, our first priority must be more competitive compensation for sity of Kentuclq College of Engineering.
the students we educate, the students we faculty and staff. I He is scheduled to begin Sept. 1.
Walz earned a bachelor’s degree in
UK Board of Trustees has new members Chefmcal engineeritg from Tulane V“
versity and a Ph.D. in chemical engi—
Kelly Sullivan Holland ’93 AS, ’98 Service Award (2010). She is employed neering from Carnegie Mellon
ED of Lexington is a new alumni in sales for Merck 85 Co Inc. University. He has worked as a process
representative on the UK Board of Mark P. Bryant ’73 LAW of Paducah support engineer for Shell Oil Com—
Trustees. She replaces Sandy Bugie replaces Erwin Roberts ’97 LAW pany, an assistant professor at Tulane,
Patterson ’68 AS, whose term has whose term has expired. Bryant is presi— and later joined Yale University as an
expired. Both women are members of dent of Bryant Law Center PSC in Pa— associate professor of chemical engi—
the UK Alumni Association Board of ducah and is a Life Member of the UK neering, becoming the department’s
Directors. Alumni Association. chairman in 2002. He remained at Yale
Holland is the first alumna to be hon— Gov. Steve Beshear made the two until 2005 when he assumed his cur—
ored with both the Joseph Burch Young appointments for terms expiring rent position of professor and head of
Alumni Award (2004) and the UK June 30, 2018. I the department of chemical engineer—
Alumni Association Distinguished ing at Virginia Tech.
ceived honors and awards from the
UK Athletics to give $3 million UK Trustees approve new universities where he has taught, as well
for academic scholarships name for college as the National Science Foundation:
which issued him a Research Initiation
UK Athletics is increasing the contri— The College of Communications and Award in 1993 and a Faculty Early Ca—
bution it makes to academic scholarships Information Studies has been renamed reer Development Award in 1997.
to a total of $3 million for the 2012—13 as the College of Communication and Walz has been the primary investiga—
academic year. This means an increase of Information. The college comprises the tor or co—primary investigator on 26
$1.3 million from the $1.7 million annu— Department of Communication, the grant awards, including over $3.3 mil—
ally that it has contributed for the past School of Journalism and Telecommu— lion in awards since 2002. He has di—
several years for academic scholarships to nications, and the School of Library rected 14 graduate theses and has over
the university, which includes the Single— and Information Sciences. The shorter 60 published articles and papers.
tary Scholarship program. I name is intended to reduce redundancy
in the names OfEhC COlngC’S con‘ Compiled from UK websites, UK Public
Stltucm unlts- I Relations news reports, and Kentucky Alumni
magazine staff reporting.
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