The Search for Our Next Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies Dean

Georgia Southern University has launched a national search for its next Dean of the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing in Academic Affairs. Reporting directly to Provost Avinandan (Avi) Mukherjee, Ph.D., the selected executive vice president for Academic Affairs.

Search Process

Timeline

October 2025

  • Announcement of Search
  • Initial Search Committee Meeting

November – December 2025

  • Search firm commences networking and screening of prospective candidates
  • Search updates provided to the Search Committee

March 2026

  • Search Committee conducts initial interviews with candidates
  • Search Committee selects finalists for campus interviews
  • Campus interviews with finalists

TBD

  • Offer

Advisory Committee

  • Amy Lingo, Ph.D., (Co-Chair ), Dean, College of Education
  • Stuart Tedders, Ph.D. (Co-Chair), Dean, JPHCOPH
  • Lindsey Chappell, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor of English
  • Brandonn Harris, Ph.D., Professor, Health Sci & Kinesiology
  • Ben Tankersley, M.Ed., Asst. Director, Graduate Programs
  • Ashraf Saad, Ph.D., Asst. Dean/Professor, AEPCEC
  • John Carroll, Ph.D., Professor/Interim Dir., Biology/Coastal Plain
  • Naronda Wright, Ed.D, Assoc. Dean, Graduate Student Services
  • Brenda Blackwell, Ph.D., Assoc. Dean/Prof., Behavioral & Social Sciences
  • Aolany Navas-Griggs, M.Ed., Director, Grad. Admissions & Recruitment