[VPAAEtal] Article About Dr. Lemanski

[Academic Affairs]

Dr. Lemanski was featured in the December 9, 2011, Texas Government
Insider.

 

Strategic Partnerships salutes Texas' Lone Stars

 

 Larry F. Lemanski, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, professor of biology, Texas A&M University-Commerce 

 

Career highlights and education: Dr. Larry Lemanski serves as the
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Texas A&M
University-Commerce. He is the second ranking administrative officer and
the chief academic officer of the University.  Prior to joining
A&M-Commerce in July 2009, Lemanski held the position of Senior Vice
President for Research and Strategic Initiatives at Temple University in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lemanski has authored over 300 publications,
has served as the principal investigator/principal officer on more than
$50 million in external research funding, has won numerous prestigious
professional prizes and awards, has given invited lectures throughout
the world, has mentored many graduate students and Postdoctoral Fellows
and has served on several boards of directors. Lemanski has maintained
an active research program. Even today, with his heavy administrative
responsibilities at the university, he continues his research on
myofibrillogenesis and heart inductive processes in developing embryonic
hearts at the cell and molecular levels. This research program has been
funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart
Association.  

 

What I like best about my job is: Being able to have a major impact on
helping to move the University to the next level.

 

The best advice I've received for my current job is: To be inclusive and
transparent in the decision-making process.
 

Advice you would give a new hire in your office: is to put on their
running shoes; this office is fast-paced and non-stop.

 

If I ever snuck out of work early, I could probably be found:  

Generally, I come to work before and leave after normal working hours. I
never sneak out of work early, however, when I sneak out of my
administrative office periodically, I can be found across the street in
my research laboratory discussing research or writing publications with
students and Postdoctoral Research Associates.


People would be surprised to know that I: have maintained an active
laboratory and research program with a study of myofibrillogenesis and
heart inductive processes in developing embryonic hearts at the cell and
molecular levels. This research program has been funded by the National
Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association as well as other
agencies. I was granted a patent for the sequence and action of a unique
nucleic acid sequence which has the ability to turn non-muscle cells
into beating cardiac muscle cells. This research has the future
potential to help people who have damaged heart tissues from heart
attacks or other disease processes by repairing the damaged area of the
heart into normally functioning muscle tissue again. Thus, there is a
potential for helping heart disease victims return to better health.

 

One thing I wish more people knew about my university: Texas A&M
University-Commerce has focused on educational leadership in the state
of Texas for many years. It is beginning to emerge as an outstanding
research/scholarly/creative arts/performing arts university as well with
scholarly/creative activities and world-class faculty members. New
programs such as our proposed Nursing Program will very likely grow
rapidly, creating the need for an additional new College at A&M-Commerce
in the near future. The university also will see the addition of a new
degree in Computational Science and a new doctoral program in Global
E-Learning as well as a new international executive MBA and several
other new programs. We are third in the state of Texas in online class
offerings and we are continuing to expand in this area. In addition, our
international programs are gaining national and international popularity
at a tremendous rate. These, along with many other new, exciting and
expanding programs will continue enrollment growth in the foreseeable
future for our outstanding university.

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