FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Marshall names Dulin dean
of College of Information Technology and Engineering

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has named Dr. Betsy Dulin dean of the College of Information Technology and Engineering (CITE). She will begin June 1.

Dulin, currently a professor at Marshall, is a civil engineer with a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an attorney who received a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Washington and Lee University.  She has thirteen years of academic experience as well as extensive practice as an environmental engineer and environmental attorney.

“After a competitive and thorough search process, we were pleased to find the perfect fit for our College of Information Technology and Engineering at this time in the evolution of the college,” said Dr. Stephen J. Kopp, Marshall University president. “Betsy Dulin will lead us where we need to go to create a first-class engineering program for our students, our community, our state and beyond. She is the right person to propel us forward.”

Prior to returning to Marshall last fall, Dulin worked in private practice with the Charleston law firm Bowles Rice McDavid Graff and Love LLP. In her total of nine years with Marshall, Dulin has served as an engineering faculty member, department chairperson, associate dean, and dean of CITE. During the past academic year, she taught undergraduate and graduate engineering courses while also working on projects for the Marshall University Research Corporation and the President's office.   She recently served as chair of the West Virginia Consortium on Undergraduate Research and Engineering, a collaborative initiative of the state's research universities aimed at reviewing the status of and making recommendations regarding the state's science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs.

“I am looking forward to working with CITE’s outstanding faculty and staff to continue the rapid progress of our programmatic and building initiatives,” Dulin said. “It’s an exciting time for the College as engineering and other academic programs continue to grow exponentially.  I’m very happy to be a part of it, and am eager to get started with my colleagues on the work that needs to be done.”

This spring, Dulin was inducted as a member of the Academy of Distinguished Alumni of the Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She is the second woman to ever be inducted into this academy. She is a registered Professional Engineer, is licensed to practice law in West Virginia and Ohio, and is a Registered Patent Attorney.

Dulin replaces Dr. Tony Szwilski who has served as interim dean since 2006.

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