Carol Strong Named New Dean of College of Education and Human Services at Utah State

Utah State University's Board of Trustees named Carol Strong the new dean of the College of Education and Human Services Thursday [April 14]. Strong had been serving as interim dean of the college since July 2004.

 

Utah State President Stan Albrecht said Strong has impressive credentials at all levels of her professional career, with a proven record of teaching and research excellence. She also has proven herself as a skilled administrator during her tenure as interim dean.

 

"Utah State is extremely fortunate that Dr. Strong will continue to be a part of our university team," Albrecht said. "She has demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities throughout her career, and she has formed many strong relationships with all the communities she has served. We are honored and pleased she has accepted our offer."

 

Strong served as associate dean for research in the college from 2000 until she was named interim dean. She has been a professor since 1973 in the department of communicative disorders and deaf education.

 

"I've been associated with the college in some capacity for more than 30 years now, and I've witnessed how our efforts have affected people across this state and across this nation," Strong said. "I have always been proud of what we've accomplished, and I'm especially proud and humbled today to accept this honor and be a further part of our success."

 

Strong noted that it is an honor to be part of a college that is again ranked by U.S. News and World Report [see related Highlight in this edition] in the top tier of colleges of education in the nation. The rankings, in particular, pointed out the college's strengths in research and in student-to-teacher ratios, and they also verified the college's strong evaluations from school superintendents.

 

"The people of this college — across all disciplines — deserve the accolades for all that they do, whether it's training teachers, solving problems for people with disabilities, or providing help in our other areas of emphasis," Strong said. "I am just pleased to be part of one of the elite colleges of education in the nation."

 

Strong received a bachelor's degree in speech pathology from Utah State in 1971, a master's degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Illinois in 1972 and her doctor of education in research and evaluation from Utah State in 1989.

 

She is a Utah State Trustee Professor and served as director of the university's Women and Gender Research Institute from 1996-1999. She also served as research director for Project REAP in the SKI*HI Institute from 1989-1992.

 

Strong was named interim dean in July 2004 after Gerry Giordano accepted a position as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of North Florida.