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3/22/00
Chapman names Boudjouk vice president
Fargo, N.D., March 22—Phillip Boudjouk, professor of chemistry and a member of the North Dakota State University faculty since 1973, has been selected by President Joseph Chapman to be the university's first vice president of research, creative activities and technology transfer. Since 1992, Boudjouk also has served as project director for the North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The EPSCoR program is widely recognized for its success in promoting and administering millions of dollars in federal contracts with research faculty throughout the North Dakota University System.
"Phil Boudjouk is uniquely qualified for this new leadership position," Chapman said. "Not only is he a remarkable teacher and researcher, but through his leadership of EPSCoR, he has proven himself to be an outstanding administrator who uses his talents to help other faculty members achieve their research goals."
The vice presidency for research, creative activities and technology transfer is a new position at NDSU. Boudjouk will report directly to the president and will be responsible for advancing research and creative activities and fostering entrepreneurial projects. He also will provide leadership for enhancing NDSU's national status as a research and graduate institution. An immediate priority will be to assist in establishing NDSU's new research and technology park. Ground breaking for the park, to be located on the north end of campus, will be this spring.
"This position is a major commitment for NDSU, just as the research and technology park is breaking new ground for the region," Boudjouk said. "Research and creative activity have always been central parts of the university's mission. Through the creation of this position, NDSU is placing even greater emphasis on making the products of scholarly activity available to the region's business community. I can't think of a time in state history when technology transfer from the university to the private sector has been more critical."
Boudjouk has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y., and a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has received numerous awards for teaching and research including being named the Chamber of
Commerce Distinguished Professor (1985) and University Faculty Lecturer (1985). He received the first annual Research Award from the College of Science and Mathematics (1992) and in 1998 he was named the Jordan A. Engberg Scholar, the first endowed professorship at NDSU.
"I want to thank search committee chair Dr. Charles Peterson and all members of the committee for their excellent work," Chapman said. "There are many challenges facing North Dakota now and NDSU is in a good position to help meet those challenges through the power of faculty scholarship. These faculty members are in place now, the technology park will provide the infrastructure we need to serve North Dakota's businesses and Phil Boudjouk will provide the leadership to make exciting things happen."
Boudjouk will begin his duties immediately. In the short-term, his offices will be in Old Main but will be relocated to the research park when its administrative building is completed.
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