Trustees: Appointments + Other Business

ACTIONS OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

     COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees on 
Friday (12/06) named a dean and a department chair, heard updates 
on career services and fall quarter activities, and conducted 
other business.
Tripodi named dean of College of Social Work

     Trustees appointed Tony Tripodi as dean of the College of 
Social Work for a three-year term retroactive to July 1 and
ending June 30, 1999.  Tripodi has been serving as acting dean
since coming to the university in January 1995 to head the social 
work program.  There was then a proposal under consideration to 
merge the College of Social Work with the College of Education, 
so a permanent dean was not named.  That proposal is not being 
pursued further at this time and Social Work will remain an 
independent college.

     "We are delighted that we have a nationally recognized 
leader as head of the College of Social Work, and we are pleased 
to recommend to the Trustees that he be named dean of the 
college," said Richard Sisson, senior vice president and provost.
"We encourage him to continue his efforts to develop 
collaborative activities with the health sciences in the areas of 
social and public policy."

     The College of Social Work has approximately 600 students 
and 30 regular faculty members.  It offers the Bachelor of Social 
Work, Master of Social Work and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

     Tripodi, 63, came to Ohio State from Florida International 
University, where he was associate director, coordinator of Ph.D. 
programs and professor in the Department of Social Work.  From 
1987 to 1992, he was associate dean for academic affairs and 
professor in the School of Social Work at the University of 
Pittsburgh.  For 21 years previous to that, he was a member of 
the faculty at the University of Michigan School of Social Work.  
Earlier in his career, he also taught at the University of 
California, Berkeley, and at Columbia University.

     Tripodi's teaching specialization is in research methods and 
applications.  He has also taught in the areas of crime and 
delinquency, clinical judgment, and social welfare.  He is the 
author of 14 books and the editor of six others.  In addition, he 
has written numerous research articles, chapters, book reviews 
and monographs.  Currently, president of the Society of Social 
Work Research, he is a former Fulbright Scholar to Italy and has 
collaborated over the past 20 years with the University of Padova 
and the Zanan Foundation, both in Italy.

     He earned his doctoral degree in social work from Columbia 
University in 1963, and his bachelor's and master's degrees in 
social work from the University of California, Berkeley in 1954 
and 1958. 

Hoblet appointed chair of veterinary preventive medicine

     The board named Kent H. Hoblet of WORTHINGTON as chair of 
the department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, effective July 
1, 1997, and continuing through June 2000.

     Hoblet specializes in disease control in farm animals and 
has taught at Ohio State since 1983.  He earned his undergraduate 
degree from Bowling Green State University and his Master of 
Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from Ohio 
State.  He is a member of the American Dairy Science Association, 
a past president of the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association and 
sits on the board of directors of the National Mastitis Council.

Resolutions in memoriam

     The board adopted resolutions in memoriam for:

     -- Carol Rhodeback Krumm, assistant professor emeritus in 
University Libraries, who died Sept. 27.

-- Robert C. Ries, assistant director emeritus of the 
Department of Athletics, who died Oct. 6.

-- Allan K. Wildman, professor of history, who died Oct. 31.

Career services expanded

     Louise Douce, director of the Office of Counseling and 
Consultation Services, reported the hiring of two staff members 
to enhance career services offered for students. The staffers 
will begin winter quarter in temporarily assigned space on the 
fourth floor of the Ohio Union until the renovated Neil Hall is 
available.  The services will include career exploration and 
assessment, resource center and learning lab, and access to Job 
Trak, an on-line computer program of employment positions.

     Douce also reported success with Career Day in the Ohio 
Union on Nov. 6, with 139 registered employers who met with 1,200 
students. 

Fall quarter activities puts students first 

     Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs William Hall 
reported success with Student Affairs activities held throughout 
fall quarter.  The activities combined community connections, 
academic success, and traditions and spirit to further Student 
Affairs' mission of "students first," Hall said.

     Hall cited activities such as the residence hall move-in, 
community involvement fair, the president's picnic, homecoming 
week and Michigan week as means for students to feel a sense of 
belonging and create memories of Ohio State.  He said activities 
such as the freshman convocation, where first-year students were 
introduced to campus dignitaries and traditions, and visits of 
President Clinton and Vice President Gore to campus were examples 
of out-of-class learning and leadership opportunities for Ohio 
State students.

Rocco wins student recognition award

     Trustees awarded a student recognition award to Tonette 
Rocco, of NORTH ROYALTON, a doctoral candidate in adult 
education. Rocco was honored for her work with disabled students 
and the homeless.

Other business

     In other business, trustees:

     -- Appointed two faculty members to the Engineering 
Experiment Station Advisory Council through September 1999:  
Donald R. Houser of WESTERVILLE, professor of mechanical 
engineering and director of the Center of Automative Research; 
and Kevin M. Passino of WORTHINGTON, professor of electrical 
engineering.

     -- Approved establishing a Ph.D. program in veterinary 
biosciences.  The new program replaces separate programs in three 
departments that were merged last year to form the Department of 
Veterinary Biosciences.  The consolidation links all doctoral 
students and faculty who have a common interest in cellular and 
molecular biology.

     -- Heard a report from David Schuller, director of the 
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute.  He 
reported that The James completed its sixth year of operation in 
a fiscally sound condition with a number of areas of success.
There were a total of 5,529 admissions, an increase of 6.4 
percent over the previous year, a patient satisfaction level 
above the 90th percentile, a significant increase in public 
awareness of The James and its programs, and the establishment of 
a statewide education program through school nurses, to name a 
few.

     -- Approved amendments to the bylaws of the medical staff of 
The James.  The changes meet the standards of the Joint 
Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 
conform with the language in the University Hospitals Medical 
Staff Bylaws, and more accurately reflect the structure and 
function of the medical staff.

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Contact: Tracy Turner, University Communications, (614) 688-3682.


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