Dean of graduate studies to move to faculty role

Provost Gayle R. Davis announced that Priscilla Kimboko, dean of Graduate Studies and Grants Administration, will step down from that position to take on a role that will expand the university's initiatives in gerontology.

Kimboko, dean for 10 years, will assume a faculty member role in the College of Community and Public Service and expand Grand Valley’s external funding and community engagement in areas related to aging. Davis said: “Dean Kimboko has done much important work for the university to support graduate education and sponsored research. I know she will make great contributions in the increasingly important field of gerontology, as well.”

In August, John Stevenson, associate dean of Graduate Studies, will assume the role of interim dean. Davis said because of the department’s growth, the NCA site team recommended a restructuring in GSGA and that another person be in the role of director of Grants Development and Administration. The current grants development director, Christine Chamberlain, will assume that interim role while a national search for both positions begins in the fall.

Another structural change in GSGA will be to house the Research and Development Committee and its internal grants budget in the newly formed Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence.