Pharmacy Dean Tim Tracy named interim provost

Pharmacy Dean Tim Tracy named interim provost

Pharmacy Dean Tim Tracy named interim provost

College of Pharmacy Dean Tim Tracy will serve as UK’s interim provost, President Eli Capilouto announced Tuesday in a campus-wide email.

Tracy has served as dean of the college since August 2010. He will begin duties as provost May 7.

Dr. Patrick McNamara will be acting dean of the College of Pharmacy at that time.

Capilouto said a national search will be conducted for a permanent provost, and he aims to have the position filled by the start of the spring 2013 semester.

The email listed specific responsibilities Tracy will have as interim provost, including overseeing the next year’s budget reductions and a continued focus on undergraduate education.