Longtime UL College of the Arts dean announces retirement, interim leadership named
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Top row, from left, are H. Gordon Brooks, Michael McClure and Jonathan Kulp. Bottom row, from left, are Sara Birk and Kari Smith.
By: James Savage, UL Lafayette Office of Communications
Posted at 9:43 AM, Jan 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-21 16:10:54-05
H. Gordon Brooks, the first dean of the College of the Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is retiring.
Michael McClure, the collegeâs associate dean since 2013 and a professor in the School of Architecture and Design since 2001, will be interim dean until Brooksâ successor is named.
Longtime College of the Arts Dean Announces Retirement, Interim Leadership Named
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H. Gordon Brooks, the first dean of the College of the Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is retiring.
Posted: Jan 21, 2021 8:54 AM
Posted By: Akemi Briggs
H. Gordon Brooks, the first dean of the College of the Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is retiring.
Michael McClure, the college’s associate dean since 2013 and a professor in the School of Architecture and Design since 2001, will be interim dean until Brooks’ successor is named.
Brooks’ 27-year tenure makes him the longest serving head of any of UL Lafayette’s eight academic colleges. He’s also the longest serving arts dean in the nation.