RICHARDSON,
Texas (Nov. 20, 2003) – Dr. Larry D. Terry, an international authority in the field of public administration
and the editor of the prestigious scholarly journal Public Administration Review (PAR),
has been appointed to the newly created position of executive vice provost at The University of Texas
at Dallas (UTD).
Terry has served as associate provost since joining
UTD in 2001 as professor in the university’s School of Social Sciences. In his new position,
Terry will assume primary academic responsibility for faculty affairs, endowment compliance and staff
appointments, and for UTD’s Center for U.S./Mexico Studies, the newly created Office of International
Education, the university’s Web-based communication operations, UTD’s role in the Universities Center
at Dallas and for the publication, in partnership with the National Academies of Science and the
National Academy of Engineering, of the quarterly journal Issues in Science and Technology .
Terry will continue to serve as editor of PAR and as
a professor of public administration in the university’s School of Social Sciences. PAR is
the oldest scholarly journal of public administration and is widely recognized as the top periodical
in its field.
“UTD’s continuing progress in education, research
and public outreach creates correspondingly increased demands on the university’s administration,” said
UTD Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. Hobson Wildenthal. During his two years at UTD,
Dr. Terry has made significant contributions to strengthening the provost’s office that have been
widely appreciated in the university community. His new, expanded domain of responsibilities
will enable UTD to benefit still further from his leadership.”
Terry said he “looked forward to the increased
interaction with UTD faculty members and welcomed the opportunity to expand his administrative duties
while continuing to work with the School of Social Sciences.”
Terry, who in 1999 was elected a fellow of the National
Academy of Public Administration, currently is writing a book, titled Administrative Interpretation of
Law: How Public Administrators Create Meaning (under contract with Georgetown University Press). He
is the author of The Leadership of Public Bureaucracies: The Administrator as Conservator as
well as numerous articles in scholarly journals. He received his master of science degree from the
University of Missouri-Columbia and his Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
About UTD
The University of Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence of Richardson, Plano and Dallas in the heart
of the complex of major multinational technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor,
enrolls about 13,700 students. The school’s freshman class traditionally stands at the forefront
of Texas state universities in terms of average SAT scores. The university offers a broad assortment
of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs. For additional information about UTD, please
visit the university’s web site at www.utdallas.edu.