Page 18 - Kettering Magazine - Spring 2014

Simpson Dr. looks back on Kettering tenure fondly By Pardeep Toor “I’d already done administrative work for 10 years as a department head, so it was an easy transition The school I was working with was focused on science and math.” –Dr. Robert L. Simpson decorated and illustrious academic career will come to an end A this summer as Dr. Robert L. Simpson, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Kettering University, steps down from his current position at the end of May. Simpson has served as the Provost at Kettering during two separate periods: once during the 2006–07 academic year and again during the past four years. “Dr. Simpson has served Kettering University with dedication and commitment through two tenures with the University,” Kettering President Robert K. McMahan said. “He has played an integral part in our success and has played a key role in steering Kettering toward a bright future. He will continue to be a tremendous asset to Kettering and to (new Provost) Dr. James Zhang through the transition.” Simpson originally committed to just two years in 2010, but that turned into four years as he oversaw the leadership transition to Dr. McMahan, who was hired as President of Kettering in August 2011, and the three new vice presidents who followed. Through the transition, Simpson is confi dent that Kettering is in a much better place than during his fi rst tenure with the school in 2006. 18 KETTERING MA 18 KETTERING MA G AZINE G AZINE