Kathryn VandenBosch Named Dean at the University of Wisconsin

Kathryn VandenBosch was named dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The appointment is effective on March 1, 2012. CALS enrolls about 2,600 undergraduates and 1,000 graduate students and encompasses 19 academic departments.

Dr. VandenBosch has been serving as a professor of biology at the University of Minnesota. Prior to her appointment at the University of Minnesota, she was a member of the faculty at Texas A&M University for 12 years.

Dr. VandenBosch holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.