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Radford University hires deans for Artis College of Science and Technology and the College of Visual and Performing Arts

Radford, VA (06/22/2022) — Radford University names Steven Bachrach, Ph.D., dean of Artis College and Stephanie Caulder, Ph.D., dean of College of Visual and Performing Arts

Following an extensive national search, Radford University has selected Steven Bachrach, Ph.D., for the role of dean of the Artis College of Science and Technology.

Bachrach comes to Radford after having served as dean of the School of Science at Monmouth University. He will begin his new role at Radford on Aug. 1, 2022.

"I am very excited to join the great community of teacher-scholars and students within the Artis College of Science and Technology," Bachrach said. "The college is blessed with committed faculty and staff, fantastic teaching and laboratory space, generous alumni and innovative initiatives to be led by the new leadership of President Bret Danilowicz, Ph.D."

Danilowicz will begin serving as Radford University's eighth president on July 1, 2022.

"Dr. Bachrach has a distinguished record as a teacher, researcher and administrator," said J. Orion Rogers, who recently retired after 28 years at Radford University, serving most recently as interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs and previously as the dean of Artis College. "Dr. Bachrach has published a total of 137 peer-reviewed articles, authored a book in his discipline of computational organic chemistry and directed the research of 55 undergraduate students, eight graduate students and eight post-doctoral research associates. Dr. Bachrach looks forward to creating collaborative working groups and supporting the teacher-scholar model to innovate and enhance the learning opportunities and experiences for our students."

The Radford University Artis College of Science and Technology prepares students with skills and expertise and emphasizes the theory and applications of science, mathematics and technology. The college develops students' creative and critical thinking skills and teaches them to analyze problems and implement solutions to a vast array of challenges in our local, national and global communities.

Before beginning his tenure at Monmouth in August 2016, Bachrach served as the assistant vice president for special projects at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where, during his 17-year career, he was also the Dr. D. R. Semmes Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and a former Department of Chemistry chair.

Bachrach began his academic teaching career at Northern Illinois University, where he earned the rank of full professor. At Trinity and Northern Illinois, he maintained active research labs and published with students and post-doctoral researchers in organic chemistry.

Bachrach has served as an American Council on Education (ACE) fellow at the University of Redlands during the 2014 - 2015 academic year and was a director's post-doctoral fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, from 1985 to 1987.

Bachrach has authored more than 150 publications, including his book "Computational Organic Chemistry" and a monograph with the same title. He served as editor-in-chief of the Internet Journal of Chemistry for seven years. He has received more than $2 million in grant funding, most notably from the National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society and the Welch Foundation.

Stephanie Caulder, Ph.D., named dean of Radford University's College of Visual and Performing Arts

A professor and prolific classical musician, Stephanie Caulder, Ph.D., has been chosen as dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Radford University. Her inaugural term will begin on Aug. 1.

Caulder, a native of Wilmington, North Carolina, also joins Radford as a professor of music. She previously taught music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP).

In 2020, Caulder received the Distinguished Faculty Award in creative arts at IUP, where she served as both chair of the Department of Music and coordinator of graduate studies.

"Dr. Caulder describes administrative work as a calling and a craft, and she considers facilitating the work of faculty and students and helping them to achieve success her favorite part of administration," J. Orion Rogers, Ph.D., interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, recently said.

Caulder has been the principal oboist with IUP's Keystone Wind Ensemble since 2002 and Pennsylvania's Johnstown Symphony Orchestra since 2014.

In her capacity as a musician, Caulder has appeared alongside such artists as Joshua Bell, Marvin Hamlisch, Mannheim Steamroller, Bernadette Peters, Frank Sinatra, Jr. and others, and with symphonies from Altoona, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Greensboro and Wilmington. In October 2015, she toured Russia with the IUP Faculty Woodwind Quintet, presenting master classes at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg and at Moscow's Wind College.

As an author, Caulder has published articles for the North Carolina Music Educators Journal and the Double Reed, a quarterly magazine.

She is an active member of the College Music Society, Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Association for Music Education, the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and the International Double Reed Society and is a national honorary member of Delta Omicron.

Caulder earned her Doctor of Music in oboe performance from Florida State University in 2005. She received her Master of Music degree in multiple woodwind performance in 2000 and her Bachelor of Arts in Music in 1998, both from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

As dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Caulder succeeds Margaret Devaney, whose tenure ran from 2014 until her retirement late last year.

CVPA offers its students artistic and academic excellence across all arts disciplines - art, dance, interior and fashion design, music, theatre and cinema. The college also offers a rich calendar of events each year that bring to the campus and to the community a vibrant variety of plays, concerts, dance performances, design and fashion shows and other exhibits.
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Radford University is a comprehensive public university of 8,998 students that has received national recognition for many of its undergraduate and graduate academic programs, as well as its sustainability initiatives. Well known for its strong faculty/student bonds, innovative use of technology in the learning environment and vibrant student life on a beautiful 211-acre American classical campus, Radford University offers students many opportunities to get involved and succeed in and out of the classroom. With over 300 clubs and organizations, Radford University offers many opportunities for student engagement, leadership development and community service. In addition to robust academic offerings and engaging student experiences on the main campus located in Radford, Virginia, Radford University also offers a clinical-based educational experience for more than 1,100 students living and learning in Roanoke, Virginia as part of Radford University Carilion, a public-private partnership focused on the cutting-edge delivery of health sciences programming, outreach and service.

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