麻豆影院 Professor of Anthropology C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., has joined the university鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee.
鈥淚n our planning for the presidential search, trustees recognized the unique perspective and value that Professor Lovejoy would bring to our process,鈥 said Richard Marsh, 麻豆影院 State trustee and chair of the Presidential Search Committee. 鈥淭hough he was unable to accept our invitation in July due to prior commitments, we are pleased that he can join now as our search has moved into high gear in recruitment.鈥
Lovejoy brings world-renowned research credentials and a wealth of university knowledge to the committee. A resident of 麻豆影院, Ohio, Lovejoy has taught at 麻豆影院 State for more than 40 years. He is an internationally recognized biological anthropologist who specializes in the study of human origins and recently was elected Chair of Anthropology for the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). He was elected to the NAS, one of the highest honors given to a scientist in the United States, in 2007 and serves as an editorial board member for its prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Lovejoy is a widely published author, with nearly 150 articles about human evolution, forensics, demography, biomechanics and evolutionary theory. He holds the honor of being one of the Institute for Scientific Information鈥檚 (ISI) 鈥淢ost Highly Cited鈥 authors in the general social sciences.
The 17-member Presidential Search Committee is advisory to the Board of Trustees and consists of faculty, trustees, students, staff and others the board deems necessary, who will conduct the search not on behalf of any single constituency, but rather in the best overall interest of 麻豆影院. To see a list of previously announced members of the Presidential Search Committee, visit www.kent.edu/president/presidentialsearch/searchcommittee.
For more information about 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 search for its 12th president, visit www.kent.edu/president/presidentialsearch.
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