OU President James Gallogly has announced that Randall Hewes, the dean of OU's Graduate College, will assume the position of interim vice president of research on the Norman campus.
Hewes will replace Kelvin Droegemeier, who stepped down from his OU position after being nominated for director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
“His appointment will be an asset to our goal of doubling research over the next five years,” Gallogly said in a press release.
During this time, Hewes will continue to serve as dean of the OU Graduate College.
Hewes' research and related work in support of graduate education has garnered $3.8 million in grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, according to the press release.
He served as chair of the department of biology from 2011 to 2015 and chair of the Faculty Senate from 2014 to 2015. He also has had leadership roles on the Admissions and Employee Benefits committees and the President's Graduation and Retention Task Force.
