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MUSC's VP for academic affairs, provost named
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Mark S. Sothmann, Ph.D., has been appointed into the permanent role of
MUSC’s vice president of academic affairs and provost. This appointment
becomes effective with the approval of the board of trustees at its
next meeting on April 8. Sothmann has been serving as interim provost
for the past eight months.
 Dr. Mark Sothmann
“Dr. Sothmann has repeatedly shown that he is a thoughtful
decision-maker and that he is a consensus builder,” said MUSC President
Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D. “Most noteworthy among his accomplishments
as interim provost are the successful negotiations of a revised
post-tenure review process and the development and refinement of a new
financial model for resource flow within the institution.”
Upon the departure of former provost John Raymond, M.D., a national
search was launched for his successor. The search committee included a
broad range of representatives from across campus and was chaired by
College of Nursing Dean Gail Stuart, Ph.D., R.N. Among the applicants,
four finalists were selected because of their extensive and impressive
academic administrative experience.
“Given the many challenges that MUSC faces at this time, we thought the
institution was best served by the appointment of someone with a deep
understanding of local issues and demonstrated skill in working Dr.
Mark Sothmann effectively with the rest of the leadership team,”
Greenberg said.
Sothmann earned his bachelor of science in history from the University
of Northern Iowa, a master of science in 1976 and a doctorate of
psychology in 1982 in exercise science with concentration in
biochemistry, both degrees from Purdue University. He moved to the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1982 and developed the Exercise
Research Laboratory where he spent 13 years on the faculty conducting
his research in exercise biochemistry and studying human performance in
extreme environments. He also held clinical faculty appointments in the
Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin Medical School
and the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Medical College of
Wisconsin.
Sothmann moved to Indiana University in 1995 as professor and held the
administrative appointments of associate dean in the Indiana University
School of Medicine from 1997 through 2004, and founding dean of the
Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences from
2004 through 2007. He was a founding faculty member of the Indiana
University School of Informatics and secured federal funding to create
the Indiana Center for Rehabilitation Sciences and Engineering
Research. He assumed his present position in 2007 as professor and dean
in the College of Health Professions. Effective July 1, 2010, Sothmann
assumed the administrative appointment of interim vice president for
academic affairs and provost.
Friday, Feb. 25,
2011
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