May. 22, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tom Hutton 262-3439
Margo Baker 262-3832
CU-COLORADO SPRINGS NAMES NEW DEAN OF ENGINEERING
A
13-year veteran of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is
the new dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, university
officials announced today, May 22.
Jeremy Haefner,
a member of the Math Department faculty since 1989, was selected following
a national search. Haefner will replace John Trapp, who has served as
interim dean since September. Trapp succeeded Ron Sega who was dean
from 1996 to 2001, leaving to accept a position in the Department of
Defense. Trapp will return to his previous position as an engineering
professor at the University of Colorado, Denver.
Pending approval
by the Colorado Board of Regents, Haefner will begin his duties this
summer.
"Jeremy Haefner
has demonstrated exceptional abilities to lead the university in new
directions," Chancellor Pam Shockley said. "I believe his
knowledge of the campus, as well as its potential, will be of great
benefit."
Haefner currently
serves as senior faculty associate for information technology and also
directs the Teaching and Learning Center which assists university professors
to incorporate technology use into the classroom. Previously, Haefner
served as chair of the Department of Mathematics.
"I am quite
honored to have been selected as dean of the College of Engineering
and Applied Science through a rigorous and thorough search process,"
Haefner said. I look forward to working with my colleagues to take the
college to a new level by embracing values of collaboration, innovation
and excellence."
Haefner earned CU
System honors for his use of technology in teaching and was instrumental
in efforts to develop math on-line, a program that allows high school
students from across the state to take advanced math courses over the
Internet. He also helped develop an on-line math tutoring program used
by students at the university. In 2002, he was named an Educause Fellow
with the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative.
Haefner’s research
into integral representation theory has been funded by the National
Security Agency. Other federal funding came from the National Science
Foundation. Haefner earned master’s and Ph.D in mathematics from the
University of Wisconsin and bachelor’s from the University of Iowa,
Iowa City. Haefner began as an assistant professor of mathematics, was
promoted to associate professor in 1993 and to professor in 1998.
The College of Engineering
and Applied Science offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
Students may choose from 13 fields of study including mathematics, aerospace
engineering, computer science, and both electrical and mechanical engineering.
In fall 2001, 956 students were enrolled in the programs.
CU-Colorado Springs,
located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in northeast Colorado Springs is the
fastest growing university in Colorado, offering 25 bachelor’s degrees,
17 master’s and two doctoral degrees. The university consists of the
colleges of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Nursing,
Education and the Graduate School of Public Affairs.
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