On the Move
Chadd Medina has been named director of university risk management Boulder campus operations following Carolyn Peet’s recent retirement. His new role became effective June 1.
Eberle will begin serving as interim director of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History effective July 1. She has been with the museum for 20 years, including a previous stint as interim director.
After nearly three decades, Professor Jana Milford is set to retire in August. Milford has held many titles, from Department of Mechanical Engineering chair and director of the Environmental Engineering Program to founding faculty advisor for the Engineering GoldShirt Program.
Anyone who has spent time in the Idea Forge has come to know Shirley Chessman. After working as the Idea Forge mechanical lab engineer for the past seven years, Chessman is retiring this summer.
Effective July 1, Professor Yonca Ertimur will be the acting dean of the Leeds School of Business. She will succeed Sharon Matusik.
Dean Sharon Matusik of the Leeds School of Business has accepted a dean position at the University of Michigan. Her final day at CU Boulder will be June 30.
CU Boulder’s acting dean of the College of Arts and Sciences has accepted a dean position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jim White will remain at CU Boulder through June 30.
CU Boulder Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke has named Chris Ewing acting vice chancellor for infrastructure and sustainability, effective May 1.
Commander Tom Matlock with the CU Police Department has been promoted after three years on the job and 20 years in university policing.
Acting Dean Keith Molenaar has selected Shideh Dashti to serve as the acting associate dean for research in the engineering college. Dashti will lead the Research Support Office team in offering support across the life of research proposals from idea to submission, execution and publication.