Anderson, Snyder join OAA as vice provosts

Carole Anderson	Barbara Snyder

Ohio State has announced the appointment of two vice provosts who will have oversight responsibility for a number of administrative units and human resources activities.

Executive Vice President and Provost Edward J. Ray recommended the appointment of Carole A. Anderson, outgoing dean of nursing, as vice provost for academic administration, and Barbara R. Snyder, professor of law, as vice provost for academic policy and human resources. President Brit Kirwan will seek approval of Anderson's appointment from the Board of Trustees, which meets next on Aug. 29. The board approved Snyder's appointment on June 29.

Effective Sept. 1, Anderson will replace Nancy H. Rogers, who has been named dean of the Michael E. Moritz College of Law. Snyder, whose appointment was effective Aug. 1, replaces Nancy M. Rudd, who has retired from the University.

Anderson is completing a 15-year term as dean of the College of Nursing, and also has served as assistant vice president for health sciences and executive dean of the health sciences colleges. She is chair of the University's Diversity Council -- and co-chaired the committee that developed the Diversity Action Plan -- and has been involved in numerous Universitywide initiatives since her arrival in 1986.

As vice provost for academic administration, Anderson will oversee a number of units, including international programs, the libraries, the P-12 education project, the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy, and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Anderson has accepted the appointment as vice provost for the period through June 30, 2003, when she is scheduled to retire.

Snyder holds the Joanne W. Murphy/Class of 1965 Professorship in the Moritz College of Law and, since 2000, has served as the college's associate dean for academic affairs. A member of the law faculty since 1988, her service has included membership on numerous college and University committees, including those concerning promotion and tenure and faculty salary equity.

As vice provost for academic policy and human resources, Snyder will work closely with the Office of Human Resources and will manage academic personnel appointments, leaves, and promotion and tenure review. She will coordinate searches, evaluations and appointments of deans, directors and chairs, as well as a number of faculty and staff recognition programs. She also will function as chief Office of Academic Affairs liaison to the Office of Legal Affairs, University Senate and The Women's Place, as well as Senate's committees on rules, academic freedom and responsibility, and faculty compensation and benefits.

"Dean Anderson and Associate Dean Snyder are respected and experienced administrators at Ohio State, and both have strong records of professional accomplishments and as active University citizens," Ray said. "Both will be outstanding additions to the Office of Academic Affairs."

Law class is diverse, talented group

The incoming first-year class of students at the Michael E. Moritz College of Law at Ohio State is larger in number and has ranked higher as a group on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) than last year's entering class. Classes for all law students began on Aug. 20.

The incoming class numbers approximately 229; 48 percent are women and 17 percent are minorities, not including international students. Last year, there were 219 in the first-year class, and 40 percent were women. The percentage of minorities in the class has remained the same.

Associate Dean for Admissions Kathy Northern attributes the enrollment increase to a more visible presence by the Moritz College of Law on the World Wide Web and increased recruiting efforts.

"So many of our requests have come from our Web page," she said. The college received 1,920 applications, up 27 percent from 2000.

Much of the increase came in applications from individuals outside of Ohio. In the first-year class, 37 percent are not permanent residents of Ohio, up from last year, when 28 percent came from beyond the state borders. Four students are from Korea.

LSAT scores for the new students are higher than the previous year. The median score on the test was 158, up from last year's 157. The median grade point average is 3.77, up from last year's 3.75.

The students represent 57 undergraduate degrees from 102 colleges and universities, and many students have been active volunteers in a number of fields. A talented group, the class claims a violinist for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and a silver medalist in the world Tai Kwon Do championships. This group has also lived or studied all over the world, and includes students who are fluent in Spanish, German, Korean, Japanese, French and Russian.

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