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Dean Kanneboyina Nagaraju announces that Judith DeLuca has been appointed associate dean for academic and student affairs for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS), effective July 6.

“We’re thrilled that Judy has accepted our offer to join us,” said Nagaraju. “It was evident during the interview that she has the knowledge and experience we were looking for, but she also has the energy and drive to keep us moving forward in a positive direction. We have an exceptional faculty and staff, and she will fit right in. She is an accomplished leader with significant academic experience and national recognition. She will be a great addition to our school’s leadership team.”

In her new role, DeLuca will report directly to the dean and serve as a member of his executive committee. In collaboration with the dean, leadership team and faculty, she will lead and champion the areas of accreditation, curricular innovation and development, assessment, academic policy and student engagement, with direct oversight of the offices of Academic Affairs, Assessment and Student Affairs.

DeLuca earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky in 1992, and completed a critical care residency at Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas from 1997-98. She comes to SOPPS from a position as professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University in Wilkes Barre, Pa., where she had been on the faculty since joining as an assistant professor in 2002. She has also been a clinical pharmacy specialist in critical care at Rochester General Hospital, a clinical/staff pharmacist at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind., and a clinical pharmacist at Memorial Hospital of South Bend in South Bend, Ind.

“I am so excited to join the SOPPS team!” DeLuca said. “During the interview process, I was very impressed with the energy and enthusiasm of the faculty, staff and students. It is clear to me that ������Ƶ has the potential to be a leader in pharmacy education and pharmaceutical research. I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this school and I look forward to contributing to its success!”

“We are now fully staffed in the academic affairs, student affairs and assessment areas,” said Nagaraju, “but I also want to thank KarenBeth Bohan, who stepped in to lead these areas on an interim basis as we reorganized. Her selfless leadership and hard work were invaluable as she helped to raise the level of the education