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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>To Faculty and Staff: <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>As you may know, Dr. Rusty Waller has been serving as ad interim head of the Department of Educational Leadership for nearly a year. You may also know a national search for a permanent appointment to the position was recently posted, advertised in appropriate venues. Dr. Waller has determined he does not wish to be considered for the permanent position and has thus requested permission to step down at the end of this semester to resume full-time faculty status, Spring term, 2013. That request has been granted.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>While the search for a permanent successor is continuing, Dr. James (Jim) Vornberg, recently retired Professor of Educational Leadership; former head, Department of Educational Administration (2001-2006); Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Services (2006-07), and long known faculty leader in educational leadership at ETSU/TAMUC since 1974, has graciously agreed to serve as interim department head, Department of Educational Leadership, for the upcoming Spring, 2013 semester while the search for a permanent head continues. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>I wish to personally thank and ask others to join me in thanking, Dr. Waller for his services to the department to date, and Dr. Vornberg for his willingness to further extend his impressive record of service to his department and college. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Gary G. Peer, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Interim Provost/VPAA <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p></div></body></html>