Dr. Michael Ogawa, who has been serving at Bowling Green State University as both dean of the Graduate College and vice president for research and economic development, has been appointed to the new position of Vice President for Research and Economic Engagement.
Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Booth will assume the role of interim dean of the Graduate College; an internal search for a new dean will begin this semester
According to the letter from President Mary Ellen Mazey, Ogawa “has led significant progress in developing a more sustainable financial model for graduate education at BGSU, establishing new professional degree programs, and providing needed support to our graduate programs in student recruitment. In addition, significant gains have been made in increasing the amount of external research support the University receives.”
In his new position, Ogawa will be asked “to expand his work in regional economic engagement to form new partnerships with external constituencies and to redouble his work to aggressively grow our external grant activity.”
Booth will also serve as chair of the Graduate Council and will continue in her role as liaison to the Chancellor’s Council on Graduate Studies.
