Robert O. Kelley was inaugurated as the 11th president of the University of North Dakota on Friday, Sept. 12. Faculty members were invited to participate in the ceremony by marching in the procession in academic regalia.
About President Kelley:
Kelley began serving as UND's 11th president July 1, 2008. He had been dean of the College of Health Sciences and professor of medical education and public health at the University of Wyoming since 1999.
Before then, he was associate vice chancellor for research and executive associate dean of the graduate college at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and professor of biological sciences at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of anatomy and cell biology at the College of Medicine, both at the University of Illinois at Chicago. At the University of New Mexico, he served as chair of anatomy and senior executive associate dean, as well as other faculty capacities. He has also taught at the University of California, Berkeley.
