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1415 Murfreesboro Road, Suite
350
Nashville, TN 37217
Phone (615) 366-4400 Fax (615) 366-4464
Press Release
CONTACT: CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE (615)366-4403
MARCH 14, 2000
NASHVILLE - DR. RALPH J. FAUDREE, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, HAS BEEN APPOINTED INTERIM PRESIDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS INTERIM CHANCELLOR SIDNEY MCPHEE ANNOUNCED TODAY. THE APPOINTMENT IS EFFECTIVE MAY 15, 2000.
FAUDREE WILL REPLACE DR. V. LANE RAWLINS, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS SINCE 1991, WHO ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY THAT HE HAD ACCEPTED THE PRESIDENCY AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY BEGINNING IN JULY.
IN ANNOUNCING DR. FAUDREE'S APPOINTMENT, INTERIM CHANCELLOR MCPHEE SAID:
"I AM CONFIDENT THAT DR. FAUDREE WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEADERSHIP TO CONTINUE MOVING THE UNIVERSITY FORWARD UNTIL A PERMANENT PRESIDENT IS APPOINTED. HE IS AN EXCELLENT ADMINISTRATOR WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED HIS EFFECTIVENESS IN WORKING WITH THE MEMPHIS COMMUNITY AND FACULTY AND STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY IN HIS ROLE AS DEAN."
FAUDREE HAS BEEN AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS IN VARIOUS POSITIONS SINCE 1971. HE BECAME PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS IN 1976, SERVED AS DEPARTMENT CHAIR OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE (1983-1994) AND WAS APPOINTED DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES IN 1995. OVER THE YEARS, DR. FAUDREE HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF SEVERAL AWARDS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS INCLUDING THE MSU SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AWARD AND THE ARTS AND SCIENCES MERITORIOUS FACULTY AWARD.
HE HOLDS A MASTERS AND PH.D. IN MATHEMATICS FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND A B.S. IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS FROM OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY.
REGARDING HIS APPOINTMENT, FAUDREE SAID:
"IT IS WITH GRATITUDE, AND A GREAT DEAL OF HUMILITY, THAT I HAVE ACCEPTED THE POST AS INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS STEP BECAUSE OF MY COMMITMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY, AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME IN ITS GROWTH.
"UNDER DR. RAWLINS' LEADERSHIP, THE UNIVERSITY HAS EMERGED AS A DESTINATION FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE SEEKING COMPREHENSIVE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THEY HAVE
BENEFITTED FROM A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO RECRUIT THE MOST TALENTED FACULTY WE HAVE EVER HAD, DEVELOP THE HIGHEST QUALITY
RESEARCH PROJECTS POSSIBLE, AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT ARE MORE MEANINGFUL THAN EVER BEFORE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE CONTINUE THIS WORK, INSURING THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS DOES, INDEED, CONTINUE TO PROSPER AND GROW. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE CONFIDENCE THAT CHANCELLOR MCPHEE AND THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS HAVE SHOWN IN ME, AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM AND WITH ALL OF THE FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS."
DR. MCPHEE SAID THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. FAUDREE IS FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD BUT INDICATED THE SEARCH FOR A PERMANENT PRESIDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS WOULD BEGIN SOON.
