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Russ Morgan, associate dean in the Western Illinois University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and professor in the WIU Department of Psychology, has been named interim associate provost for budget, planning and personnel. He will join the WIU Office of the Provost and Academic Vice President on July 1. He has served as an associate dean for the CAS since early 2012.
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Morgan Named Interim Associate Provost in WIU Office of Provost/Academic VP

July 1, 2015

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MACOMB, IL – Russ Morgan, associate dean in the Western Illinois University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and professor in the WIU Department of Psychology, has been named interim associate provost for budget, planning and personnel. He will join the WIU Office of the Provost and Academic Vice President on July 1. He has served as an associate dean for the CAS since early 2012.

Morgan came to Western in 1997 following a three-year postdoctoral appointment at Cornell University. At WIU, Morgan chaired the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, served as the University Professionals of Illinois (UPI) grievance officer and served as the experimental psychology graduate program coordinator. He chaired or served on more than 20 master's theses committees, and he has an extensive list of publications and awarded grants to his credit.

"Dr. Morgan's leadership experience at the college level will enable a seamless transition into the role of associate provost," said WIU Interim Provost Kathy Neumann.

Morgan is a member of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Neurobehavioral Teratology Society (NBTS) and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).

He received his Ph.D. (1994) and master's of arts (1992) degrees in experimental psychology from Kent State University. Morgan's bachelor's of arts (1990) degree in psychology is from Miami University of Ohio.

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