Hecker Appointed UMaine Dean
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ORONO — Jeffrey Hecker, chair of the University of Maine psychology faculty, has been appointed interim dean of UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The appointment became effective Oct. 15 and is subject to ratification by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees.
Hecker, who has been a UMaine professor since 1986, succeeds Gordon Kulberg, who had been serving as interim dean since August.
“Jeff is a real leader in UMaine’s academic community and he is a scholar of the first order,” says UMaine President Robert Kennedy. “I am pleased that he is willing to accept this important position and I am certain that the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will thrive under his leadership.”
Hecker will serve as dean until the end of the academic year. A national search for a permanent dean is underway.