Steven Skinner has been appointed interim dean of Wichita State University's College of Engineering by Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Shirley Lefever. The appointment is effective Jan. 18.

Skinner is a professor and associate dean in the College of Engineering. He has been with Wichita State for nearly 30 years and has held other leadership positions including department chair and president of the faculty senate.

Lefever said: “Dr. Skinner possesses the experience and expertise to provide the interim leadership we need in the coming months as we search for a permanent dean. We appreciate his willingness to serve in this capacity.”

A national search will begin immediately. Andrew Hippisley, dean of WSU’s Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will chair the search to replace Dennis Livesay. Livesay resigned to serve as dean of the College of Computing at Michigan Technical University, beginning Feb. 1. 

“Dean Livesay has done very well in moving the College of Engineering to a new level of excellence,” Skinner said. “I look forward to continuing the momentum until a new dean is hired.”