Dean's Challenges and Approaches
My challenges over the past three years as a result of all of these factors, have been to focus our energies on a shared purpose, increase our visibility by publicizing the School's work, create a virtual School among scattered physical locations, set the pace internationally, and join our research and practice efforts.
To do these, I needed to build up the School's leadership, consult and collaborate with key leaders, and guide the development of a strategic plan that would serve as a flexible guide to the School's decision making.
I began by appointing Tack Kuntz as associate dean for research. Tack has been terrific both in getting this clinician to speed in the research arena and in serving as my alter ego on key campus committees that are making decisions about research directions. Recently, Tack has stepped down from this appointment. We are pleased to now welcome Ken Dill into this position.
Susan Levings came to us from the development office as associate dean for planning and communications because we needed someone who understood marketing and public relations and could help us think more pragmatically about the benefits of self promotion.
Chris Cullander became associate dean of student & curricular affairs as I expanded the office to include the latter. He and Cindy Watchmaker, director of student affairs, have done a marvelous job in organizing and moving forward the administration of our Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Then there is Kathy Giacomini, chair of the department of biopharmaceutical sciences. Getting her was not easy. She drives a hard bargain. But chair she now is, and we are truly fortunate.
It took a long time to fill the vacant chair of clinical pharmacy. We are so pleased that Lloyd Young is now in that position. It is immensely difficult to find someone who understands completely both the practice and academic sides of our work. Lloyd does. Mike Winter deserves all of our thanks for doing such a wonderful job of holding that department together until we convinced Lloyd to join us.
Brian Alldredge was recently appointed associate dean for academic affairs. I look forward to working with Brian who brings to this position strong evidence of academic leadership on the campus level.
These leaders join Tom James, chair of pharmaceutical chemistry, Angela Hawkins, associate dean for administration, and Bob Day, associate dean at large, as those who are principally responsible for guiding the School forward.
In addition to working with these colleagues individually, I formed a consulting body-known as the leadership group. I meet every two weeks with this group, which includes the department chairs and four of the associate deans. I also began meeting with the faculty council; the student leadership group; the alumni board of directors, which President Toby Herfindal has so successfully revitalized; the academic coordinating committee; my fellow deans; the chancellor and vice chancellors; our new development director, Marie Parfitt Pattie; and the School's Board of Overseers, who are our external advisors from business and industry.
And I consult with you individually. In reality, you are each leaders. You assume leadership roles on campus committees, in national and international debates, in science and practice, in everyday decisions about office and program administration, and student activities. I am surrounded by smart, savvy, dedicated, and farsighted people. The School is where it is, regardless of resource restrictions, because of each of you.
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Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD
School of Pharmacy
University of California, San Francisco
School of Pharmacy Retreat
September 15, 2001
San Jose, California
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