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Arkansas Tech Appoints New VP

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Mohamed Abdelrahman has been selected as the next vice president for academic affairs at Arkansas Tech University beginning in June.

Abdelrahman has served as associate vice president for research and graduate studies at Texas A&M University-Kingsville since November 2011 and as a member of the faculty there since August 2010.

“When we began our search for the next vice president for academic affairs at Arkansas Tech University, it was our goal to locate a person who recognized the quality of our intellectual tradition and had the capacity to lead us to the next level of academic excellence,” said Arkansas Tech president Robin E. Bowen in a news release.

Abdelrahman will succeed AJ Anglin, who came to Arkansas Tech in January to serve as interim vice president for academic affairs.

As vice president for academic affairs at Arkansas Tech, Abdelrahman will have primary responsibility for the leadership, administration and development of academic programs.

Additional areas of oversight include the university library, honors program, the Arkansas Tech Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, enrollment management, institutional assessment, international student services, the Arkansas Tech Center for Leadership and Learning, academic advising, registrar and information systems.

Abdelrahman earned a bachelor of science degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from Cairo University in 1988. He went on to receive a master of science degree in engineering physics from Cairo University in 1992 and a master of science degree in measurements and controls engineering from Idaho State University in 1994.

In 1996, Abdelrahman earned a doctor of philosophy degree in nuclear science and engineering from Idaho State.

He joined the faculty at Tennessee Tech University in January 1997 and advanced from assistant professor to associate professor to professor while building interdisciplinary programs that resulted in more than $8 million in external funding, more than 100 published articles and two patents. 

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