Collegio Online

Issue date: 7/24/08 Section: Campus Life

Dawson

Allan

Lynette Olson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, announced recently the promotion of James Dawson and Cynthia Allan as chairs of the Department of Biology and Department of Communication, respectively.
Dawson, who has taught with the university for 30 years, will take over the leadership of a department with more than 400 students studying biology as a major.
Originally from northeastern Ohio, Dawson received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He did his graduate work at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, and earned his Ph.D. in algal physiology from the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
After the retirement of longtime PSU faculty member, Peter Hamilton, Cynthia Allan, who served as interim chairwoman last year, began her duties July 1 overseeing the Communication Department and its seven areas of discipline.
Allan has been with PSU since 1999, previously serving as an associate professor and as director of theater, a position she continues to hold.
Originally from Florida, Allan earned a bachelor of arts degree in speech and theater from Florida Southern College in Lakeland. She received a master of arts degree in theater from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. in theater and drama from the University of Georgia.

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