MTU Names Mroz Dean of Forestry
HOUGHTON--Michigan Tech today
(June 12) named Dr. Glenn D. Mroz dean of the University's School of Forestry
and Wood Products. Mroz had served as interim dean of the school since
the retirement of former Dean Ed Frayer in March of 2000.
Mroz has been associated with
Michigan Tech for more than 30 years, first as a student, then as a faculty
member and administrator. He graduated from MTU in 1974 with a B.S. in
forest management, then earned an M.S. in forest soils in 1976, before
receiving a Ph.D. in silviculture from North Carolina State University
in 1983.
He served as a faculty assistant
in forestry at MTU from 1976-80, then joined the faculty as an instructor
in 1980. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1983, associate professor
in 1986, and became a full professor in 1991. He was appointed program
director of forest ecology and management in 1997 and was named associate
dean of the School of Forestry and Wood Products in 1999.
During his past four years
as an administrator, he has worked with faculty and staff to establish
a partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to create a federal laboratory
in the School of Forestry and Wood Products, established a new Ph.D. program
in forest molecular genetics and biotechnology, won approval for a secondary
education teaching certificate in general science for the School's applied
ecology and environmental science majors, collaborated with the College
of Science and Arts to establish a B.S. degree in bioinformatics, and
established a study abroad program in ecology with the University of Vera
Cruz, Mexico.
Mroz has authored or coauthored
nearly 100 professional articles and has helped bring millions of dollars
in research contracts to the University. He is a member of several professional
organizations and has served on numerous University committees and planning
groups.
"Glenn Mroz is an excellent
choice to lead the School of Forestry and Wood Products into this century,"
said MTU Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Kent Wray. "He has a strong base of support among the faculty, staff,
and students," said Wray, "and he has developed good relationships
with the School's alumni, as well as with the friends of the research
and academic programs administered by the School. He has also played a
leadership role in developing the School's strategic plan and has a good
vision of where that unit should be directing its progress over the coming
years. I look forward to a long and productive working relationship with
Glenn."
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