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Rosser Recognized for Decade of Distinguished Service

Atlanta (July 15, 2009) — Departing Ivan Allen College Dean Sue Rosser has been appointed Professor Emerita in the School of Public Policy. The appointment was made by Georgia Tech administration, in accord with the recommendation of faculty, in recognition of Rosser’s distinguished service to the Institute.

In bestowing the appointment, Georgia Tech Provost Gary Schuster lauded Rosser’s “energy, dedication, and achievement” during her tenure at Georgia Tech (1999-2009). Schuster said that Rosser has “positioned the College on an outstanding trajectory.”

Sue V. Rosser

Rosser was Georgia Tech’s first female academic dean. She clarified the mission of Ivan Allen College in support of the strategic vision of Georgia Tech, emphasizing teaching and research that examine science, engineering, and computing through the lens of the liberal arts. She is credited with building collaborative programs across disciplines, thus expanding the Institute’s intellectual diversity and its ability to produce graduates who are prepared to address societal issues both domestically and internationally.

Under Rosser’s leadership, the College developed three doctoral programs, three master’s programs and four bachelor’s programs, increased by one-third its tenure-track faculty, and doubled student enrollment. She expanded the research identity and profile of the College spearheading the growth of sponsored research from $1 million (2002) to more than $6 million (2008) and making it the most diverse funding of any unit within Georgia Tech (NSF, DARPA, NIH, Sloan, Kauffman, Mellon, NEH, the European Union, and the MacArthur Foundation).

A leading scholar in women’s studies, Rosser held the Ivan Allen Dean’s Chair of Liberal Arts and Technology and faculty appointments in the Schools of Public Policy and History, Technology, and Society. She continued a career of significant and prolific research during her tenure as Dean. To date, she has authored and/or edited 12 books and written approximately 130 journal articles on the theoretical and applied problems of women, science, and technology and women's health.

Rosser will become provost at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in August. She expressed appreciation to Ivan Allen College chairs and faculty and colleagues in other units across Georgia Tech for their collaboration in building successful graduate and undergraduate programs. She commented, “I will miss the wonderful sense of collegiality and interdisciplinarity that permeates Tech and makes it such an exciting environment.”

For more information contact:

Rebecca Keane, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Contact Rebecca Keane rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu
404-894-1720

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