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Saint Mary's welcomes new dean of science
School of Science bids farewell to Judd Case and says hello to Brian Jersky
Melanie Maxwell
Issue date: 9/6/06 Section: News
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Former Dean of the School of Science Judd Case will take over as the Dean of the College of Science, Health and Engineering at Eastern Washington University. Brian Jersky joins the Saint Mary's College staff this year to take his place.
For those who do not know him, Case has been a member of the Saint Mary's staff for 16 years. In those 16 years, he has served on the Academic Senate and the Educational Policies Committee, among other things. In addition Case was crucial in the planning of Brousseau Hall. His most recent service for Saint Mary's has been working on a proposal for a grant from the Keck Foundation to turn the former location of Lake La Salle on the northeastern corner of campus into a type of living laboratory. This spot is the largest Red Willow stand in the Bay Area. The funding would go toward its preservation and buying research equipment to better understand the environment. Saint Mary's will find out if they will receive the money by December.
Aside from his contributions to Saint Mary's, Case has made several major contributions to the community. While leading a group of Saint Mary's students in Australia, their group discovered the remains of the world's oldest kangaroo. Case has also made several trips to research evolution in Antarctica. In 2004, attention was turned toward Case worldwide with his discovery of a previously unknown dinosaur.
While on his recent sabbatical, Case continued his research and recently sent in a paper about the origin of modern bird groups. Case is also continuing research from work he did in Australia.
At Eastern Washington University, located in Cheney, Washington, Case has the opportunity to be in charge of a larger program and work with both undergraduate students and graduate students. He is looking forward to this new challenge and to the larger range of students at Eastern Washington. The similarities of Eastern Washington and Humboldt State, where Case did his undergraduate work, are one of the attractions of Eastern Washington. Case mentioned the rural location as one of those similarities.
For those who do not know him, Case has been a member of the Saint Mary's staff for 16 years. In those 16 years, he has served on the Academic Senate and the Educational Policies Committee, among other things. In addition Case was crucial in the planning of Brousseau Hall. His most recent service for Saint Mary's has been working on a proposal for a grant from the Keck Foundation to turn the former location of Lake La Salle on the northeastern corner of campus into a type of living laboratory. This spot is the largest Red Willow stand in the Bay Area. The funding would go toward its preservation and buying research equipment to better understand the environment. Saint Mary's will find out if they will receive the money by December.
Aside from his contributions to Saint Mary's, Case has made several major contributions to the community. While leading a group of Saint Mary's students in Australia, their group discovered the remains of the world's oldest kangaroo. Case has also made several trips to research evolution in Antarctica. In 2004, attention was turned toward Case worldwide with his discovery of a previously unknown dinosaur.
While on his recent sabbatical, Case continued his research and recently sent in a paper about the origin of modern bird groups. Case is also continuing research from work he did in Australia.
At Eastern Washington University, located in Cheney, Washington, Case has the opportunity to be in charge of a larger program and work with both undergraduate students and graduate students. He is looking forward to this new challenge and to the larger range of students at Eastern Washington. The similarities of Eastern Washington and Humboldt State, where Case did his undergraduate work, are one of the attractions of Eastern Washington. Case mentioned the rural location as one of those similarities.