Board of Trustees Approves Pooler as UMaine Dean
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ORONO — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of Anne Pooler to serve as dean of the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development. UMaine President Robert Kennedy nominated Pooler, who has served as interim dean since July 2007. The board ratified that appointment at its Monday May 18 meeting.
Pooler is a Brewer native who earned both her master’s degree and doctorate from UMaine, along with a bachelor’s degree from College of New Rochelle in New York. She joined the UMaine faculty in 1976 and became associate dean in 1979.
“Anne Pooler has served UMaine and its students with distinction and I am delighted to appoint her to this critical position,” Kennedy says. “She is an established leader in our academic community, respected and appreciated by all. Through her work in developing statewide policy and in working to educate hundreds of Maine teachers, Anne has had an immeasurable impact on our state and on UMaine.”
“I have worked with Anne for many years, and am pleased that she will continue as dean,” says Susan Hunter, UMaine’s vice president for academic affairs and provost. ” I am certain that the College of Education and Human Development will thrive under her leadership.”
A former social studies teacher and school administrator, Pooler worked in Brewer, Lewiston and Auburn school systems before becoming a professor.
Pooler is a respected educational scholar, with a distinguished scholarship record. She has also provided vast public service, applying her insights and expertise to helping address regional and statewide issues related to K-12 education.