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November 15, 2005
After 40 years, Davenport to retire: Searches will begin soon for vacated positions
Matt Lutz
Editor in Chief
F. Garvin Davenport, dean of the CLA and Vice President for Academic Affairs, announced last Thursday that he will retire at the end of the fiscal year, his 40th at the university. His retirement will be effective July 1 2006.
Davenport’s announcement, which came to students via e-mail from university President Linda Hanson, leaves Davenport’s two positions open. Davenport and Dean of Students Alan Sickbert said the university will be conducting two searches, one for Dean of the CLA, an another for the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Davenport said the new chief academic officer will have a vice president title, and not be a provost. Davenport said Hanson prefers vice presidential titles, instead of older terms, like provost.
Davenport became the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the university’s cheif academic officer, after Jerry Greiner, provost at the time, left to become president of Arcadia University. After being approached about the position by then-president Larry Osnes, Davenport accepted for a two-year stint with the intent of helping the university through the presidential transition. That was in the spring of 2004.
In a separate e-mail to CLA faculty and staff, Davenport said “that it is now time for me to move on.”
Davenport said in an interview that will “miss all the people” and he is “glad to get out.”
In her statement, Hanson said she was “profoundly grateful for his service during this presidential transition.”
Davenport first taught at the university as an English instructor in 1967. In his tenure, he was served as a professor, chair of the English department, assistant, associate and dean of CLA, and the vice president of academic affairs.
Davenport said he will begin his retirement by sleeping in and reading The New York Times.
Posted by msveum at November 15, 2005 11:58 AM
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