Gregg Garn named interim dean of education college at U. of Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Daily
April 13, 2011
The Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education has announced an interim dean while the search for a dean to replace the retiring Joan Smith takes place.
Gregg Garn, a College of Education associate dean, will take over temporarily as College of Education dean on July 1, pending approval by the OU Board of Regents.
The loss of Dean Smith means OU will lose its only female dean on the Norman campus.
Smith is stepping down after nearly 16 years as dean to return to teaching and research, according to a press release.
Garn is a professor of educational leadership and policy studies. He has researched school choice, policy development and the implementation and politics of education, according to a press release.