Regents OK David McClain as interim VP for research at UH
By Beverly Creamer
Advertiser Education Writer
The appointment of David McClain as interim vice president for research for the University of Hawai'i system has been approved by the UH Board of Regents.
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The position is a new one approved as part of the UH reorganization and will focus renewed energy on research initiatives that enhance the university's research mission.
In his new job, David McClain will focus on research initiatives at the University of Hawai'i.
McClain, who serves as the dean of the UH-Manoa College of Business Administration and the First Hawaiian Bank Distinguished Professor of Management and Leadership, has built an impressive program at UH.
During his tenure as dean of the College of Business Administration, the international business program at UH has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report "as one of the top 20 graduate programs of its kind in the nation," said UH President Evan Dobelle, who praised McClain's leadership and entrepreneurial skills.
In his new job McClain will be responsible for maintaining an effective working relationship between UH and the Research Corporation of the University. He will also oversee the development and implementation of long-range planning studies and evaluation standards.
His salary will be $237,000.
McClain received his doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974 and was a tenured professor in the Department of Finance and Economics at Boston University through the 1980s. In 1991, he joined UH-Manoa as the College of Business Administration's Henry A. Walker Distinguished Professor of Business Enterprise, becoming dean of the college in 2000.
In other business last week, the regents reappointed UH-Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng for three more years. She assumed the position in 1988; her salary is $206,000.
The Regents also approved the offering of an academic subject certificate in environmental studies at UH-West O'ahu. It will be an interdisciplinary certification program that will build on the strength of the lower-division science offerings of the community colleges, and use existing upper-division courses and programs at West O'ahu.
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