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F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T
Dear friends and alumni of UofL,
I am often asked, "Are you off for the summer?". While
many of our undergraduate students are gone for the
summer, and our faculty have a few weeks when they are
not in the classroom, summer at the University of Louisville
is often a busy time of change.
For the first time in 13 summers, Dr. Shirley Willihnganz
will not be overseeing our academic and day-to-day opera-
tions at UofL. Shirley is taking a much-deserved sabbatical
after stepping down as provost at the end of the school year.
She has been my closest advisor, and I'm not sure what I
will do without her. Shirley is an extraordinary leader and
driving force for the substantial, rapid improvements on our
campuses and in our classrooms and laboratories. There has
been no greater advocate for the students, faculty and staff
at UofL, and I know they will miss her.
Dr. Neville Pinto, dean of the J.B. Speed School of Engi-
neering, has been named interim provost. Neville has had
a dramatic impact on our respected engineering school,
creating partnerships with world-renowned companies like
GE and UL (formerly known as Underwriters Laboratories)
that will benefit all parties and help create the jobs of the 21st
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Dr. Ramsey celebrates with four
Fulbright scholars: Paige Brewer,
Zerlina Bartholomew, Lila Lufti
and Lashawn Ford.
Inside the Oval