Call for Nominations: Lewis Honors College Dean Search Advisory Committee

Campus Colleagues,

I am writing to inform you that we will begin the search process for the next permanent dean to lead the Lewis Honors College and its community in their mission to engage with and improve the lives of Kentuckians. Dr. Laura Bryan has served as interim dean since June 1, 2025, and we thank her for her service in this key leadership role for the University of Kentucky.

The Lewis Honors College provides opportunities for highly motivated students from across the university’s campus to explore various avenues of creative and intellectual development. Through connecting with leaders on campus and beyond, supplementing student support with peer ambassadors and mentors and building a thriving learning community, the Lewis Honors College prepares its students with leadership and workforce readiness skills.

The search process will begin soon with the goal of the college’s next dean joining us by July 1, 2026. The first step in the search process is to form a search advisory committee comprising faculty, staff, students and alumni. As part of our efforts to enhance communication and transparency and to uphold the university’s bedrock principle of shared governance, the Office of the Provost is seeking nominations for the search advisory committee. All recommendations are confidential.

To nominate yourself or someone else to serve on the search advisory committee, please click here. Nominations are due by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

If you have any questions about the process, please contact Shavonna Ross, director of operations (shav.ross@uky.edu).

Thank you in advance for your valuable input. We appreciate all that you do to advance Kentucky.

Robert S. DiPaola, M.D.
Provost