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Science Dean Finalist John S. Oldow to Visit Campus

John S. Oldow, finalist for the position of dean of Utah State University’s College of Science, visits campus Jan. 29-30. He will hold an open forum with students, faculty and staff Monday, Jan. 29, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Merrill-Cazier Library auditorium, room 101.

Oldow is a professor of geological sciences at the University of Idaho. He served on the faculties of Texas Christian University and Rice University before joining the Department of Geological Sciences at UI as department head in 1995. His research has focused on regional tectonics and processes related to active continental margins and he has served as president of two companies, Tectonic Analysis Group Inc. and Challis Travertine and Minerals Inc.
 
Oldow earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Washington and a doctorate in geology from Northwestern University.
 
He is one of four finalists for the dean’s position. Additional information about the finalists, along with curriculum vitae and other credentials on each candidate, is posted on the Provost’s Office Web site.
 
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Contacts: Raymond T. Coward [raymond.coward@usu.edu], 435-797-1166; Nat B. Frazer [nat.frazer@usu.edu], 435-797-2452
Writer: Mary-Ann Muffoletto [maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu], 435-797-1429
John S. Oldow

John S. Oldow visits Jan. 29-30.


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