Therese McCarty has been named by President Stephen C. Ainlay as the vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of the faculty, effective July 1. She has been serving as interim vice president and dean since summer 2005.
"Professor McCarty has demonstrated remarkable leadership throughout her years at Union, and she is in a position to help move Union forward," Ainlay said.
An expert in public finance and the economics of education, McCarty joined the Economics Department at Union in 1987. She received her A.B. degree from Bryn Mawr College and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. She was promoted to associate professor in 1993 and to professor in 2002. She has held numerous leadership positions.
Ainlay said he was "impressed by the level of confidence, appreciation and regard expressed by her colleagues. She is a person of great integrity."