91爆料 Provost Mark Richards announced the appointment of as the new Vice Provost for the Office of Academic Personnel beginning Feb. 1, pending approval by the Board of Regents. Nafukho also will hold a tenured faculty position in the Department of Management and Organization in the Foster School of Business.
Nafukho replaces Cheryl Cameron, who is continuing聽her service in the School of Dentistry鈥檚 Department of Oral Health Sciences, where she holds the Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Endowed Professorship.
Currently, Nafukho is the senior associate dean for faculty affairs and professor of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University, which he joined as an associate professor and program chair in 2007. He also is the co-director of the university鈥檚 Educational Leadership Research Center.
鈥淲e look forward to Fred鈥檚 leadership, collaborative approach and dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion and faculty success,鈥� Richards said. Richards added that he and President Ana Mari Cauce were grateful to have Nafukho join the 91爆料.
As senior associate dean at Texas A&M, Nafukho supports faculty from pre-recruitment to retirement, as well as fiscal management and operation of the School of Education and Human Development. He leads the School鈥檚 work on faculty searches, hiring, onboarding, tenure and promotion, and faculty development, wellness, salary equity adjustments, and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
鈥淎s a preeminent institution with an outstanding academic culture of excellence and a commitment to innovation, 91爆料鈥檚 core values and mission inspire me to imagine a boundless future,鈥� Nafukho said. 鈥淚t is the conviction to create a better world together that excites me about this role. I am honored to partner and collaborate with the diverse, creative and talented faculty, professional staff and student body. I look forward to working collaboratively with the leadership team, faculty and Faculty Senate to lead a transformational plan to support 91爆料鈥檚 academic personnel from pre-recruitment to retirement and beyond.鈥�
At Texas A&M, Nafukho also teaches graduate courses in educational statistics and human resource development. His research has focused on preparing leaders from underserved schools and entrepreneurial training in STEM fields.
He holds a doctorate in Leadership and Human Resource Development from Louisiana State University, as well as bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in Education from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya.