Ryan to serve as 熟女少妇Graduate School interim dean
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State鈥檚 associate provost for academic affairs is taking on an additional role as interim dean of the university鈥檚 Graduate School.
Peter Ryan will work closely with the associate deans of the university鈥檚 various colleges, as well as with departmental graduate program directors and the Graduate Council 鈥渢o foster an environment where graduate education will not only thrive but will be recognized nationally for academic excellence,鈥 said Judy Bonner, 熟女少妇provost and executive vice president, in making the recent announcement.
Bonner said Ryan will continue to handle issues related to undergraduate education in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President as he provides 鈥渓eadership to bring the colleges together to chart a course that will facilitate the growth of graduate education at Mississippi State.鈥
MSU鈥檚 Graduate School supports students in every graduate-level program and provides assistance in academic matters, advice on degree requirements, information on assistantships, fellowships and scholarships, as well as approval for theses and dissertations.
Ryan has been a part of MSU鈥檚 faculty for more than 18 years. A professor of reproductive physiology, he holds joint appointments in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences in MSU鈥檚 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine in MSU鈥檚 College of Veterinary Medicine. Ryan is a University of Dublin, Trinity College graduate who holds master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees from the University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College in Ontario, Canada. He also completed post-doctoral work at Princeton University and Rutgers University.
鈥淕raduate education is a very important component of the mission of 熟女少妇 as a land-grant institution, and I look forward to working with the staff in the Office of Graduate Studies and with the colleges to provide the best service possible in meeting the needs of graduate students and graduate educators,鈥 Ryan said.
In 2015, Ryan received the Dean of Students Award of Excellence for his contributions to student well-being on campus. In presenting the award at that time, Dean of Students Thomas Bourgeois called Ryan, 鈥渁 tireless advocate for students who goes above the course and scope of his everyday responsibilities and sacrifices much of his personal time in the service of 熟女少妇and its community.鈥
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