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Two-time dean, noted nutritionist Cheryl Achterberg to lead EHE
Cheryl Achterberg
Executive Vice President and Provost Joseph A. Alutto has recommended to President E. Gordon Gee the appointment of Cheryl Achterberg as dean of Ohio State's College of Education and Human Ecology, effective July 1, subject to the approval of the university's Board of Trustees.
She will also be a tenured professor in the Department of Human Nutrition.
One of today's outstanding scholars in nutritional development, Achterberg comes to Ohio State from Iowa State University, where she was the inaugural dean of the College of Human Sciences.
"Cheryl has all the right skills to guide the ongoing evolution of our College of Education and Human Ecology and is now poised to move forward on several major initiatives," Alutto said. "I look forward to working with her and the faculty, staff, and students of the college to help it realize its full potential."
Achterberg earned her bachelor's degree in biological sciences at California Polytechnic State University, her master's in human development at the University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in nutrition at Cornell University.
Prior to joining the Iowa State faculty in 2005, Achterberg was on the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University, where she rose through the professional ranks, attaining tenure in 1991 and the rank of full professor in 1996. At Penn State, she was the director of the Nutrition Center from 1992 to 1996 and, in 1997, became the founding dean of the Schreyer Honors College.
The author or co-author of numerous monographs, book chapters, and articles in the field of nutrition, Achterberg has also published widely in the area of higher education and research methodology and has delivered scores of invited lectures.
Her research has received significant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the March of Dimes, the National Dairy Council, the H. J. Heinz Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and Kraft-General Foods.
An award-winning teacher, she has taught nutrition at all levels of the university curriculum.
Achterberg has been an active program evaluator, both in the U.S. and abroad, and has served as a consultant to U.S.A.I.D./UNESCO, the National Dairy Council, and the Dairy Promotion Board of New Zealand, among others. She also has done considerable service as a member of national boards and committees of such groups as NASULGC, the Dannon Institute, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Cheryl Achterberg vitaA search committee, chaired by John W. Roberts, dean of the College of Humanities, and appointed by Alutto, conducted a national search to seek applications for the dean position.
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