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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Directors,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you know, Dr. Burgess will be stepping down on April 16. Please all help keep the rumor mill at a minimum. All we know is that he decided to resign from his administrative duties, and let’s keep the conversation to that.
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<p class="MsoNormal">You may be getting emails and phone calls from stakeholders asking what happened. What happened is he resigned and let us all work hard not to fuel any conjectures or theories or hearsay.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Associate Vice President and Director</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Office: 520-621-7145</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> |
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</span></span><a href="mailto:ecmartin@arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#467886;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">ecmartin@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#767676;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona
is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. The University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 9, 2025 10:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Martin, Edward C - (ecmartin) <ecmartin@arizona.edu><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">Dr. Shane Burgess resigned his administrative roles and Dr. Michael Staten agreed to serve as the Interim Dean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">After more than a decade of impactful leadership at the University of Arizona, Dr. Shane Burgess resigned his administrative roles as
Vice President of the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension, and as Charles-Sander Dean of the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences (CALES), effective April 16, 2025. Dr. Burgess will transition
to his faculty position as professor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">Dr. Burgess has led CALES with a commitment to the university’s land-grant mission. Since joining the U of A in July 2011, he has elevated
the college’s stature nationally and internationally, strengthened its research enterprise, and expanded its engagement across Arizona’s rural and urban communities alike.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">Under Dr. Burgess’s leadership, CALES has made major contributions in areas critical to the state, from food security and sustainable
agriculture to economic development and environmental resilience. His tenure has also included advancements in community engagement, supporting Arizonans through practical, science-based education and community collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">We are pleased that Dr. Michael Staten, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at CALES has graciously agreed to serve as the
Interim Dean, and we will begin an expeditious but thorough national search for this important position.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">More information on the search for Dr. Burgess’ successor will be forthcoming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">Please join me in thanking Dr. Burgess for his exceptional service to the U of A and in wishing him the very best in his next chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Ronald W. Marx<br>
Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost<br>
The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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