Search committee established for dean of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering

Jesse Perez Mendez, provost and executive vice president, has appointed the committee that will lead a national search for Kansas State University's next dean of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering.

Chairing this committee will be Brad Behnke, dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences. The university has engaged the services of Buffkin / Baker, an executive search firm, to support the search process.

Search committee members are:

• Brad Behnke, committee chair, professor and dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences
• Jennifer Anthony, associate professor and head of the chemical engineering department
• Amir Bahadori, professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering and program director of nuclear engineering
• Jenna Brown, senior director of development for the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, KSU Foundation
• Doina Caragea, professor of computer science
• Nick Chong, venture partner, Fellows Fund
• Lyndon Coghill, assistant vice president for academic IT and research support
• Rebecca Darkhow, accounting specialist, civil engineering department
• Lindsay Gragg, director of licensing, Kansas State Research Foundation
• Troy Harding, professor and head of the integrated studies department at K-State Salina
• Jessica Heier Stamm, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering
• Diego Hernandez, senior in mechanical engineering
• Aditya Jha, graduate student in civil engineering
• Christopher Jones, professor and head of the civil engineering department
• Julia Keen, professor of architectural engineering and construction science
• Debbie Kirchhoff, executive director of strategic initiatives at K-State Olathe
• Hande Küçük McGinty, assistant professor of computer science
• Thomas Lane, vice president for academic success and student affairs and dean of students
• Anil Pahwa, university distinguished professor in electrical and computer engineering
• Ajay Sharda, university outstanding scholar and professor in biological and agricultural engineering
• Craig Wanklyn, assistant dean for recruitment, Carl R. Ice College of Engineering