*Office of the President*

	December 13, 2010


/From:/// Daniel Mark Fogel, President

/To:/UVM Community
*
/Re:/Appointment of Provost and Senior Vice President *

    I am pleased to announce that earlier today I received approval from
    the University of Vermont Board of Trustees to appoint Professor of
    Economics Jane E. Knodell to the position of Provost and Senior Vice
    President effective immediately. The appointment follows a search
    process that has been under way throughout the fall semester.

    Professor Knodell has been serving as Interim Provost and Senior
    Vice President since July 2009. During her tenure, she has shown the
    leadership skills, creativity, and high level of energy necessary to
    succeed in this challenging position. At the same time, she has
    proved to be an exceptional colleague and team member. Please join
    me in congratulating Dr. Knodell as she assumes the permanent position.

    Jane Knodell has been a member of the UVM faculty since 1986. She
    has served the University in a variety of administrative roles. She
    earned her bachelor's degree with honors and distinction in 1976
    from Stanford University and her Ph.D. in Economics, also from
    Stanford, in 1984. She brings to her role as the University's chief
    academic officer a record as an accomplished teacher and as a
    leading scholar of central banking in the early United States. Her
    recent work has appeared in top journals, including the Financial
    History Review (2010) and The Journal of Economic History (2006). In
    addition, she is an active member of the Burlington community. She
    served on the City Council from 1993 to 1997 and again from 1999 to
    2009. She was elected President of the City Council in 1999 and 2000.

    I want to express deep appreciation on behalf of our academic
    community to all of the members of the search committee, with
    special recognition of its chair, Rex Forehand, the Heinz and Rowena
    Ansbacher Professor of Psychology and Distinguished University
    Professor, and its vice chair, Patricia Prelock, Professor of
    Communication Sciences and Disorders and Dean of the College of
    Nursing and Health Sciences. The committee managed the search
    process with high professionalism and provided thoughtful
    assessments of both recommended candidates, as did many other
    members of the UVM community who participated in the interview
    process. I also want to extend my appreciation to Dr. Eleanor
    Miller, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, for her
    willingness to stand as a strong candidate for this critically
    important position.

    All of us enjoy the privilege of membership in UVM's vibrant and
    inspiring academic community, and we all have much important work to
    accomplish together in the months and years to come. I look forward
    to our collectively meeting the challenges ahead. I have every
    confidence that Provost Knodell will contribute greatly to our success.


    cc:Members of the Board of Trustees
    Alumni Association Board of Directors









-- 
Daniel Mark Fogel, President
University of Vermont
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