Ann F. McKenna, vice dean of strategic advancement at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University and professor of engineering in the Polytechnic School, has been named dean of the University of Iowa College of Engineering. She will begin on Aug. 16.

The University of Iowa search committee for the new dean of the College of Engineering has selected three final candidates. The candidates will visit campus to participate in open forums and meet with faculty, staff, students, shared governance, and campus leadership.

Using input from College of Engineering faculty, staff, and students, Witt Kieffer and the College of Engineering Dean Search Committee completed the leadership profile and job description for the next dean of the college, which was approved by Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel on Feb. 16.

University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students have been named to the search committee for a new dean of the College of Engineering. Sara Sanders, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Jun Wang, the James E. Ashton Professor of Engineering and interim department executive officer of the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, were named co-chairs of the committee.

Harriet Nembhard, dean of the University of Iowa’s College of Engineering, has been named president of Harvey Mudd College, a liberal arts college specializing in science, engineering, and mathematics located in Claremont, California. She will begin on July 1. UI will conduct a national search for her replacement.