Hunter Selected to Fill Provost Role
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ORONO — Susan Hunter, a University of Maine faculty member since 1991 and an academic administrator for the past three years, is UMaine President Robert Kennedy’s choice to take over as UMaine’s vice president for academic affairs and provost, effective June 1. Kennedy announced his recommendation today, citing Hunter’s outstanding contributions to UMaine’s academic mission and her ability to easily transition to the provost’s role being vacated by Edna Mora Szymanski. The appointment must be approved by the University of Maine System’s Board of Trustees.
Minnesota State University Moorhead’s chancellor announced last week that he has selected Szymanski to become president of that university.
Hunter, whose appointment as provost is for two years, currently serves as vice provost and dean for undergraduate education, a position she has held since 2005. She joined the UMaine faculty 17 years ago as a zoology professor.
“Sue has served UMaine with distinction in a variety of roles, and I am certain that she will be an outstanding provost,” Kennedy says. “She is respected by our faculty and admired by her students. Sue is well-positioned to move into this critical role, and I look forward to her continuing contributions to UMaine’s momentum and our students’ and faculty’s success.”
In UMaine’s administrative structure, the vice president and provost is second in command to the president, and serves as the university’s senior academic officer, with senior management responsibilities related to all aspects of the university’s teaching, research and public service mission.