NEWS
.Research vice president will
forego position at Purdue
The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 12, 2004 - 3
By Farayha Arrine
Daily News Editor
After vacating the vice president of
l research position at the University
three months ago, Fawwaz Ulaby
announced that, due to personal rea-
sons, he would not be taking the same
position at Purdue University as origi-
nally planned.
Purdue expected Ulaby to step in as
vice provost for research at a time
when its expanding research program
is benefiting from increased state and
private funding. Ulaby was scheduled
to begin Sept. 1.
"While I regret the challenges that my
decision to withdraw from the position
may cause for Purdue, I know it is the
right decision for me and my family,"
Ulaby said. "I wish Purdue the very
best, and I intend to continue to serve
Michigan to the best of my abilities"
Although Ulaby will not resume his
previous research position at the Univer-
sity, he will continue to be a professor in
the electrical engineering department as
*he has been for the last 20 years.
University spokeswoman Julie
Peterson said Ulaby will continue to
hold the vice president position until a
decision is made regarding his succes-
sor. She added that the University will
conduct a nationwide search to find a
replacement. Ulaby said he will
assist in the process.
"I will be working with President
(Mary Sue) Coleman and Provost (Paul)
Courant over the next several months to
ensure that (the University's) research
agenda continues uninterrupted, and to
provide for a smooth transition as the
search for a new vice president goes for-
ward," he said ina written statement.
Purdue Provost Sally Mason said the
university in Indiana was disappointed
to learn that Ulaby would not be join-
ing them in the fall but is respectful
towards his decision to do so.
" ... Our first reaction was concern
for him and his family. I have great con-
cern and sympathy for Fawwaz and (his
wife) and know that this decision was
extraordinarily painful for them.
Although this is a disappointment, this is
not likely to set us back in the research
progress that is underway" she said.
Mason added that Purdue will con-
duct a national search to fill the position
and Charles Rutledge - the former
dean of pharmacy, nursing and health
sciences at Purdue - will continue to
serve as interim vice provost for
research, a job he has held since 2002.
Purdue is currently undergoing
changes to its research programs in
order to increase sponsored program
activity in the next five years.
"We expect that we can increase pro-
ductivity by at least 10 percent each
year. This year we topped 12 percent
growth, so we think we're heading in the
right direction," Mason said.
She added that Purdue will be adding
300 new faculty members to contribute
to "enhanced research activity."
Ulaby would have joined Purdue
as the vice provost for research and
led its research programs to achieve
the desired growth, he said in an
earlier interview.
Under Ulaby's reign, which began in
1999, the University saw a growth of
14.3 percent in its research spending
and was ranked first in the nation by
U.S. News and World Report for
undergraduate research.
Friends, peers remember student
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Justin Miller
-Daily Staff Reporter
Spicy, fearless, kind, great, a power-
house and unstoppable were just a few
of the adjectives people used to
describe Magali Padilla.
The LSA junior and her mother died
in a car accident in June while drivng
to visit relatives in Jalisco, Mexico.
A memorial service for Padilla was
held at Nichols Arboretum yesterday.
$More than 50 of Padilla's friends, fam-
ily, classmates and advisors spoke
about the junior at the event, amidst
ceremonial smoke and chirping birds.
Friends gathered in a semi-circle
around a small photo collage, behind
which Abbott performed a ceremony.
Visitors recalled Padilla's enthusi-
asm for issues close to her heart such
as the environment and the Latino
community. Her passion for such
things was always discussed whether it
*was in class, at student meetings or
even over dinner, friends said.
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and ending in North Carolina Saturday.
They will be officially nominated at
the Democratic National Convention in
Boston, which begins July 26.
Kerry's announcement ended a
*earch for vice president that began
with about 25 candidates and included
Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Miss.), Gov.
Tom Vilsack (D-Iowa) and retired
Army Gen. Wesley Clark.
"Magali was driven by a compulsion to make
the world free of hate and fear."
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"I'm very humbled to be here," said
Steven Abbott, an advisor to Padilla
and the memorial service's leader.
"Our prayers go out for this ener-
getic, intelligent, passionate human
being that has left us," said Padilla's
friend Elizabeth Delgado, in an e-mail.
Padilla's fervor for involvement at
the University led her to do many
things, including assisting in the
effort to keep the crisis line running
for the Universty's Sexual Assault
Prevention and Awareness Center.
She also tried to help fill the position
of Latino coordinator at the Multi-Eth-
nic Student Affairs office when the Uni-
versity failed to report that an opening
was available.
"Magali was driven by a compulsion
to make the world free of hate and fear.
She had a vision for the beauty of
things and therefore fought for them,"
said LSA senior Pete Woiwok.
"Anytime she saw someone struggle
you see her soul well-up and take it on
her shoulders. She wanted to spread
love," Woiwok said.
The news of her passing surprised
many. "It's always shocking and tragic
when someone with so much potential
goes unexpectedly," said Abbott.
Padilla's funeral was on June 25 in
Jalisco, Mexico. She is survived by
her brother Ramiro, 22, sister
Chiquis, 10 and her father Ramiro
Padilla.
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