CHHS dean search underway

The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is currently conducting a nationwide search for the next dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Current dean, Dr. Earlie Washington, announced her retirement to the Board of Trustees in June 2017. Her retirement will be effective July 31, 2018.

In December, Interim Provost Sue Stapleton announced the active national search. Gary Bischof, dean of the Lee Honors College, is the chair of the search committee, which is largely comprised of faculty and staff from the college, but does include student and community members as well.

The University has also engaged the services of an executive search firm to assist with the search. 

The search committee hopes to hold off-campus interviews by March and on-campus interviews in early April. And if all goes to plan, a chosen candidate will begin Aug. 1.

More information about the ongoing administrative search, visit the provost's website. Candidate interviews and presentations will be posted when available.

About the dean

Earlie M. Washington became dean of the College of Health and Human Services in 2006, shortly after the college moved into its new building. Before that, she was director of the schools of social work at WMU (2000-06) and the University of Southern Mississippi (1994-2000).