Ohio University will lose another dean in July, following the departures of more than 10 other administrators in the past year.
Jack Brose, dean of OU's College of Osteopathic Medicine, will retire from his position as of July 1, said Becky Watts, chief of staff to OU President Roderick McDavis.
A search committee will be formed to find a replacement for Brose during this academic year; there are no plans to appoint an interim dean, said Ann Fidler, chief of staff to OU Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit.
Brose will take a new position in the provost's office, according to a university news release.
In addition to working with OU-COM's faculty early retirement program, Brose will serve as senior executive director for health services and special assistant to the executive vice president and provost, according to the release.
Brose's announcement comes months after OU-COM was awarded a $105 million gift from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations. The money, which officials estimated would be awarded over a stretch of more than 10 years, will help create a regional extension campus in Columbus and diabetes and neuromusculoskeletal centers in Athens.
In the past year, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Ben Ogles and Scripps College of Communication Dean Greg Shepherd left the university, as well as several other administrators.
Watts said in an interview last year that some turnover in administrators is not unusual at a university.
“People are coming and going from the university all the time,” she said.
Brose, who currently makes $216,373, could not be reached for comment.
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