Kinchel Doerner named CNSM dean
May 22, 2019
Kinchel C. Doerner has been named dean of the College of Natural Science and Mathematics. Doerner is the dean of the Graduate School at South Dakota State University.
While at SDSU he served as the interim vice president of research and economic development as well as the interim dean of the newly formed College of Natural Sciences, which houses the departments of Biology and Microbiology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Physics, and Geography. Doerner oversaw the approval of many master’s and doctoral programs, improved the legal and policy framework for graduate education, and facilitated efforts to expand graduate education to American Indians and tribal colleges.
“Dr. Doerner's extensive experience in academic and research administration, and his focus on diversity, policy and advocacy for higher education will be a valuable asset for UAF,” said Anupma Prakash, provost and executive vice chancellor.
Doerner received a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He spent four years as a postdoctoral research scientist at the Medical College of Virginia-Virginia Commonwealth University and 16 years at Western Kentucky University, where he achieved the rank of full professor of biology. While at WKU he also served as interim dean of Graduate Studies and Research.
Doerner has served on the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance Cabinet and on the board of directors for the Council of Graduate Schools.
Doerner will move to Fairbanks with his wife, Mina, and daughter, Linnaea, and will start in the CNSM dean position Aug. 4.