Bruce Meyer, assistant vice president for campus operations, has been named interim vice president for capital planning and campus operations.
This fills the role of the late Steven Krakoff, who died in October 16, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
The position reports both to the president and the vice president for finance and administration. Andrea Depinet, director of campus services, will step into Dr. Meyer’s role while he is in the interim position.
According to the announcement made this morning (Nov. 1) by BGSU President Mary Ellen Mazey, Meyer’s “current responsibilities align well with the position, and he has a thorough knowledge of the University and the capital projects underway. He is a member of the Executive Team tasked with implementing the Campus Master Plan.”
Meyer joined BGSU in 2010 and is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, vision and management of Campus Operations, which serves a wide range of university units, from Intercollegiate Athletics to Academic Affairs.
He also serves as an adjunct professor in the Department of Management in the College of Business, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Global Management.
He is a past president of both the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce and the Bowling Green Community Development Foundation and served on the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission.
Before arriving at BGSU, Meyer served as the Dean of Business, Engineering Technologies and Workforce Development at Terra State Community College. He also has more than 30 years’ work experience in the automotive parts supply business, both in the United States and Europe.
Meyer has a Bachelor of Science in business administration (production and operations management), and an Ed.D. in leadership and policy studies from BGSU and is a graduate of the BGSU Executive Leadership Program. He also holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
In the statement Mazey said: “With Bruce’s strong management skills, experience and in-depth involvement with executing the Master Plan, he is well qualified to keep the University moving forward while a national search is launched to fill the position on a permanent basis.”
