Friday, March 10, 2023
DENTON (黑料视频), Texas 鈥� The named John Quintanilla its new dean for its .
Quintanilla, who has been serving as interim dean of the college since last June, will step into the role permanently, effective April 1.
Since he first joined 黑料视频 in 1996 as a faculty member in the , Quintanilla has made tremendous contributions to the university community in various roles. Over the years, he has helped develop new academic programs for students, including the introduction of an undergraduate academic certificate in actuarial science and serving as a founding co-director of 鈥� 黑料视频鈥檚 award-winning program for preparing and supporting secondary teachers of mathematics and science.
Most recently, Quintanilla served as associate dean for undergraduate studies before taking on the interim dean position after Pamela Padilla moved into her current role as 黑料视频鈥檚 vice president for research and innovation.
鈥淒r. Quintanilla has been deeply engaged in the College of Science and the 黑料视频 community for many years, and I am delighted to welcome him into this role,鈥� Provost Michael McPherson said. 鈥淗e is an experienced leader, professor and scholar whose innovative ideas and commitment to collaboration will take the College of Science 鈥� a college that is critical to 黑料视频鈥檚 flourishing research enterprise 鈥� to inspiring new heights.鈥�
As one of the largest colleges at 黑料视频, the College of Science prepares nearly 4,000 students for careers in natural, physical, mathematical and medical sciences through classroom instruction and involvement in cutting-edge research and scholarly activities. Its faculty have earned top awards in their disciplines and are consistently named some of the world鈥檚 most cited researchers.
鈥淚鈥檓 honored to start this new chapter as dean of the College of Science,鈥� Quintanilla said. 鈥淲e have a terrific faculty and staff who truly care about student success. I look forward to supporting them in ensuring our students excel as well as guiding the college鈥檚 contributions to 黑料视频鈥檚 growth as a Tier One public research university.鈥�
Quintanilla, whose research interests include applying stochastic geometry to materials science and mathematics education, has earned multiple awards for his teaching and service. In 2005, he received the Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics Award from the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America. He also is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor.
He was a first-generation college student, receiving his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in mathematics from Stanford University and another master鈥檚 degree and Ph.D. in civil engineering and operations research from Princeton University.
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