Lida G. Wall will be participating in on-campus interviews

today for the position of provost and vice president for

academic affairs.

Wall, who is currently the interim provost and vice president

for academic affairs, is one of five final candidates in the

search for a permanent vice president for academic affairs.

“Generally, I recommend campus constituents come to the

university senate’s meeting or the open session meeting,” said

Bonnie Irwin, chair of the vice president for academic affairs

search committee.

The open session meeting will be held in the 1895 Room of the

University Union from 4:30 to 5:20 p.m and the university

senate’s meeting will take place in the same room between 1:00

and 1:50 p.m.

Interviews will be held in an audience participation format.

Wall was appointed as interim vice president for academic

affairs shortly after Teshome Abebe was reassigned in July of

2000.

“The daily tasks are highly varied and bring me in contact with

most of the campus community,” Wall said in an e-mail

concerning her current position. “I enjoy working with faculty

and students and it is rewarding to be able to facilitate their

projects and activities.”

Wall was dean of Eastern’s College of Sciences from 1995 until

her appointment, during which she served as a member on the

Academic Computing Committee (1995-96) and the Council of Deans

(1995-2000).

Wall has served as vice chair of the executive committee of the

Council on University Planning and Budget, as well as a member.

In addition, Wall served on the recently created Technology

Enhanced and Delivered Education steering committee.

Before working at Eastern, Wall had a 20-year career at Ohio

State University, her employment at which spanned from teaching

associate to chair of the Department of Speech & Hearing

Science.

As an associate professor at Ohio State, Wall served as chair

of a curriculum committee and as a curriculum committee member.

As chair of the Department of Speech & Hearing Science, Wall

was nominated for the Chairperson’s Recognition Award in 1990.

In addition, Wall, who received her Ph.D. in audiology from

Ohio State University, has published over 25 articles

concerning audiology as well as one book and several book

chapters. Also, she has received more than 10 grants for

audiology research totaling over $1 million.