NSF PA 01-01 - July 12, 2001
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NSF Announces New Head of Education and Human Resources
The
National Science Foundation has named Judith A. Ramaley,
a celebrated educational innovator and former president
of two universities, as the Foundation's new Assistant
Director for Education and Human Resources (EHR).
Effective August 1, Dr. Ramaley, a biologist who served
most recently as president of the University of Vermont,
will oversee EHR's $800 million annual portfolio.
It supports programs including research into learning
at all levels from kindergarten through graduate education,
as well as numerous projects to improve educational
performance within challenging school systems and
geographic regions, and among America's historically
underserved ethnic groups.
"Dr. Ramaley has achieved a national reputation as
a leader of educational reform efforts," said NSF
Director Rita R. Colwell. "Her proven determination
and insight will be enormously valuable in this critical
period for the future of math, science, engineering
and technology education. In addition, her longstanding
interest in the changing nature and needs of America's
workforce are ideally suited to the Foundation's concerns
and to the nation's urgent priorities."
Since the 1960s, Dr. Ramaley has been a professor of
biology at five universities, served as president
of the University of Vermont and Portland State University
in Oregon, and held senior administrative positions
at the State University of New York at Albany, the
University of Kansas, and the University of Nebraska.
She has served as chair of the American Council on
Education's Commission on Women in Higher Education,
and the National Association of State Universities
and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) Commission on the
Urban Agenda, among other distinctions. She currently
chairs a committee of the U.S. Department of Education's
National Advisory Council for School-to-Work Opportunities,
and the Association of American Colleges and Universities'
National Panel on Greater Expectations.
At Vermont, Dr. Ramaley took the lead in creating a
novel alliance called the Vermont Public Education
Partnership, which brought together the university,
state education officials and state colleges to produce
a coordinated collaboration that extends from pre-K
to graduate education. The initiative emphasized programs
such as distance learning and comprehensive response
to statewide workforce needs. She is also the author
of several seminal publications on educational reform
and its relation to society.
"Dr. Ramaley's extensive experience as a faculty member
and administrator, coupled with her strong belief
that colleges and universities have a major role to
play in improving K-12 mathematics and science education,
will serve the Foundation -- and the country -- well,"
said Judith S. Sunley, outgoing Interim Assistant
Director of EHR. Sunley, a 21-year veteran of NSF,
is moving to the Office of the Director as a Senior
Advisor.
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