Lawrence Today magazine, Summer 2005
President Jill Beck has announced the appointment of David Burrows as provost
and dean of the faculty.
Burrows, currently dean of the college and vice president for academic affairs
at Beloit College, will begin his duties at Lawrence on July 1. He succeeds
Kathleen Murray, who has served as dean since June 2003. Murray, former dean
of the Lawrence Conservatory of Music and professor of piano, has accepted
a position as provost of Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama.
“Dr. Burrows will work with the faculty and with me on all matters
relating to the continued advancement of Lawrence,” said Beck in announcing
the appointment. “He possesses a depth of experience in liberal arts
administration that equips him to succeed with distinction in the coming
years.”
A cognitive psychologist, Burrows has served as dean at Beloit since 1997.
A native of New York City, he spent eight years on the faculty at the State
University of New York at Brockport and 17 years at Skidmore College, including
three as associate dean of the faculty. He earned a bachelor’s degree
in psychology from Columbia University and a master’s degree and Ph.D.
in psychology from the University of Toronto.
Among Dean Burrows’ many accomplishments at Beloit, President Beck
said, are the Beloit College Strategic Plan of 2002, a marked increase in
the diversity of the faculty, and a “writing across the curriculum” program.