The new dean announcements are coming fast and furiously from UVA. In late April, it was the much anticipated new head of Arts & Sciences, Meredith Jung-En Woo, and now it’s Dorrie K. Fontaine, who has been appointed dean of the School of Nursing. University President John Casteen made the announcement last Friday afternoon in McLeod Hall in front of a gathering of students, staff and faculty. Fontaine replaces long-standing dean Jeanette Lancaster, who held the post for 19 years. Fontaine will be moving all the way from California, where she currently serves as associate dean for academic programs at the University of California-San Francisco School of Nursing. “She is an accomplished scholar, dedicated clinician, and collaborative and innovative administrator who has succeeded in her every endeavor,” said Casteen in a UVA press release.
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