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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> cals_bulletin-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu [mailto:cals_bulletin-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>cals_bulletin@CALS.arizona.edu<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 29, 2011 3:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> cals_bulletin@cals.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Candidate interviews for Research Assc Dean and Director of Ag Ex St<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWS OF CANDIDATES FOR CALS ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH AND DIRECTOR OF THE AG EXPERIMENT STATION </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Submitted by: Mark Riley Email: </span><a href="mailto:riley@cals.arizona.edu"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>riley@cals.arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chair of the Search Committee</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Ag and Biosystems Engineering Phone: 520-626-9120 </span><o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The search committee for the CALS Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Ag Experiment Station is pleased to announce the interview schedule for three outstanding candidates. The search process was open and applications from across the country were evaluated. The top three candidates will be visiting campus in Tucson on one day and then the Maricopa Ag Center on a second day. We encourage you to participate in one or more of their open forums (schedule is below) as we seek input from the broad CALS community. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Each candidate will meet with multiple groups during the visit. From 3-5pm on the first day they will give a 20 minute presentation on their vision for CALS research followed by an hour and a half of questions from the audience. We will videotape the presentations and make available online and will have a process for questions conveyed by online. <b>INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS ONLINE PRESENTATIONS (EITHER DURING OR AFTER) CAN BE FOUND AT</b>: <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/dean/assocdeansearches/research.html">http://cals.arizona.edu/dean/assocdeansearches/research.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br>On their second day of visit, they have a similar forum hosted at the Maricopa Ag Center (BigMac). Evaluation sheets will be available at the forums or can be accessed at the link above. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Ron Allen</b> (UA-Animal Sciences) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'>Dr. Allen has been at the UA since 1980 when he began in the Departments of Animal Sciences and of Nutrition and Food Science. Since 2006 he has served as Head of Animal Sciences. His research focuses on regulation of skeletal muscle mass during growth, regeneration, disease and aging and the role of muscle stem cells. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Th 12/1 Tucson campus<br>3-5 20 min presentation followed by Q&A (Chavez Bldg, Room 400)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Fri 12/2 Maricopa Ag Center<br>11-1 20 min presentation followed by Q&A<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Jeff Silvertooth</b> (UA-SWES) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dr. Silvertooth has been at the UA since 1987 when he joined the Department of Plant Sciences. Since 2000 he has served as the Head of the Soil, Water and Environmental Science. His areas of expertise include cotton production and soil fertility. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Mon 12/5 Tucson campus<br>3-5 20 min presentation followed by Q&A (Chavez Bldg, Room 405)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Tu 12/6 Maricopa Ag Center<br>11-1 20 min presentation followed by Q&A<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Bradley Hillman</b> (Rutgers University) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dr. Hillman is currently Director for Research, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. He has served in this role since 2007. He began at Rutgers in 1989 eventually becoming Professor in Plant Biology. His expertise lies in plant virology. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Th 12/15 Tucson campus<br>3-5 20 min presentation followed by Q&A (Room TBD)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Fri 12/16 Maricopa Ag Center<br>11-1 20 min presentation followed by Q&A<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>For more questions on the candidate visits, please contact Jennifer Smith <a href="mailto:jsmith@ag.arizona.edu">jsmith@ag.arizona.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>For more information on the candidates, their CV's and vision statements, please visit: <br><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/dean/assocdeansearches/research.html">http://cals.arizona.edu/dean/assocdeansearches/research.html</a><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Mark Riley, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Professor and Department Head<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Ag. and Biosystems Engineering<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>520-626-9120<o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>