UT Tyler Names Interim Provost
Posted/updated on: June 15, 2014 at 3:24 pm
TYLER — Dr. Ross Sherman has been named interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at The University of Texas at Tyler, effective July 1, President Rodney H. Mabry announced. He follows Dr. Alisa White, who has been named the next president of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn. Sherman has served as dean of the UT Tyler College of Education and Psychology since last May. “For more than two decades, Dr. Sherman’s vision, energy and belief in the mission of UT Tyler have contributed greatly to this institution,” President Mabry said. “He has an exemplary history of service to this university and a truly strong standing in the field of education at the local, state and national level.”
Serving UT Tyler since 1987, Sherman previously served as professor and chair of the UT Tyler Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. “As someone who has served in many roles at UT Tyler over the past 26 years, I am looking forward to continuing my service as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs,” Sherman said. “I am deeply committed to this institution and the Tyler community and will build upon our recent successes to ensure we continue our great progress.”
