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Associate
Dean of Arts and Sciences Announced
Dr. Mark Arant was
recently appointed Associate Dean of the
College
of
Arts
and Sciences at the
University
of
Louisiana
at
Monroe
. His appointment begins July 8. Dr. Arant currently serves as a faculty
member in the Department of Chemistry.
Dr. Arant received a
bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from
Louisiana
Tech
University
. He earned a Ph.D. from the
University
of
Alabama
at
Tuscaloosa
in Organic chemistry, specializing in natural product synthesis.
He joined the faculty of
ULM
as an instructor in 1994, was promoted to assistant professor in 1995 and
associate professor in 1997, and was selected as one of five Outstanding
Professors at
ULM
in 2004. Dr. Arant’s current research interests include structural and
reactivity studies of enolates and aromatic compounds, particularly
stressed anthracenes.
As associate dean, Dr.
Arant’s responsibilities will include overseeing the budget for Arts and
Sciences, facilities, equipment, technology, graduate programs, grants and
contracts and other tasks. “Mark brings a strong academic formation, an
excellent work ethic, and recognized interpersonal skills to the decanal
team,” said Dr. Carlos Fandal, Dean of the
College
of
Arts
and Sciences.
Dr. Arant has developed a
modern organic chemistry program for
ULM
and acquired research grade instrumentation for the Department of
Chemistry. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi.
Dr. Arant has received several teaching awards including being named twice
in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
Dr. Arant’s appointment
is subject to approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of
Supervisors.
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