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KUWAIT, Oct 5 (KUNA) -- The Executive Committee of the American University
of Kuwait (AUK) Board of Trustees has appointed Earl L. (Tim) Sullivan as
interim president, effective January 1, 2010.
In a press release issued Monday, the AUK said Sullivan will succeed Marina
Tolmacheva, who recently announced her intention to step down from the AUK
presidency in December 2009.
"Tim brings a wealth of experience to this position," said Chairperson of
the AUK Board of Trustees Sheikha Dana Nasser Al-Sabah. "He has a deep
understanding of academic and administrative structures, an impressive
scholarly record, and a commitment to quality."
Sullivan is a political scientist who has served in a wide variety of
leadership roles at The American University of Cairo (AUC). A member of the
AUC faculty since 1973, he was provost from 1998 to 2008, and served as the
university's acting president in 2001-2002. He chaired AUC's department of
Political Science and its department of Economics, Political Science, and Mass
Communications.
He also chaired the university senate and the editorial board of Cairo
Papers in Social Science. Sullivan served as Chair of the Board of Trustees at
Cairo American College from 1974 to 1979.
Sullivan says he looks forward to working with AUK faculty, students, and
staff during this interim period. "I am impressed by what AUK has accomplished
over the last several years," he said, "and grateful to President Marina
Tolmacheva for the role she has played in helping the university grow."
A graduate of Seattle University, Sullivan received a Ph.D. in
International Relations and Government from Claremont Graduate University
(California). He has received a grant from the Ford Foundation, a fellowship
from the US Department of State, and has held visiting scholarships at the
Brookings Institution, The Gustave E. Von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern
Studies, and The Middle East Center (University of Utah), among others.
AUK has also launched a comprehensive international search for its third
president. The search will be conducted with the assistance of Isaacson,
Miller (IM), an internationally known executive search firm specializing in
higher education and related fields. (end)
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