7/20/05 Contact: David M. Granger, 334/844-9999 (grangdm@auburn.edu)
Deedie Dowdle, 334/844-9999 (ddowdle@auburn.edu)

GRAMBERG NAMED DEAN OF AU’S COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

AUBURN – Anne-Katrin Gramberg, chair of Auburn University’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, has been named dean of the AU College of Liberal Arts.

Gramberg’s appointment by AU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs John Heilman culminates a national search by a committee chaired by Stewart Schneller, dean of AU’s College of Sciences and Mathematics.

“Dr. Gramberg is a dynamic and energetic educator and, as demonstrated during her tenure as chair of her department, a highly qualified administrator,” said Heilman. “She is respected by peers and by students. I’m convinced the College of Liberal Arts will flourish under her leadership.”

Gramberg came to Auburn as an assistant professor of German in 1993. She was promoted to associate professor in 1997 and to full professor in 2002. She has been chair of her department since 2001.

While at Auburn, Gramberg has been particularly devoted to minority and women’s issues. Among other such activities, she has served on an advisory council to the AU president on the status of women and minorities, the Diversity Leadership Council, the Faculty Retention Committee on Women and Minorities and the Advisory Board to the Center for Diversity and Race Relations.

Gramberg received her master’s degree from Georg-August-Universitaet in Gottingen, Germany, and her doctorate in German from Michigan State University.

Auburn University is a preeminent land-grant and comprehensive research institution with nearly 23,000 students and 6,500 faculty and staff. Ranked among the top 50 public universities nationally, Auburn is Alabama’s largest educational institution, offering more than 230 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs.

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