{"id":10000,"date":"2021-12-17T14:33:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/?p=10000"},"modified":"2022-06-23T11:43:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T16:43:04","slug":"architecture-dean-transitioning-to-new-role-acting-dean-appointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/17\/architecture-dean-transitioning-to-new-role-acting-dean-appointed\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Dean Transitioning To New Role, Acting Dean Appointed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Texas A&amp;M University has appointed Associate Professor, Department Head and McMullan Chair Patrick C. Suermann as acting dean of the College of Architecture. Suermann will fill the role as Jorge A. Vanegas, the college\u2019s dean since 2009, transitions into a new role Jan. 2 as associate vice president and director of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ifsc.tamu.edu\/\">Institute for Sustainable Communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs dean, Dr. Vanegas oversaw vast budgetary and enrollment growth, the addition of the Department of Visualization, the college\u2019s 50th anniversary, multiple recessions and a global pandemic,\u201d said Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Timothy P. Scott \u201989 in a message to campus today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his new role, Vanegas will collaborate with academics whose research findings are helping lead the way to sustainable communities and create high-impact learning experiences for students, Scott said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Suermann, Scott said he has been instrumental in gaining research grants from NASA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, among others, and has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers along with six Meritorious Service Medals and numerous other accolades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suermann graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1997 with his bachelor\u2019s in civil engineering, earned his master\u2019s in construction science from Texas A&amp;M in 2003 and his Ph.D. in design, construction and planning from the University of Florida in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"card-grid card-grid--three-col\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/staff\/jorge-a-vanegas\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card__img-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"View Jorge's profile page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card__action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-eyebrow card__action-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView profile\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card__action-icon-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: var(--color-black);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa-user card__action-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"far fa-arrow-right card__action-icon is-hidden\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Photo of Jorge A. Vanegas\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vanegas-jorge-640x440-c-default.jpg');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"t-heading-4 card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJorge A. Vanegas\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body-small card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor; Director of the Institute for Sustainable Communities\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"tel:979.845.1222\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa-phone card__link-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small card__link-text\">979.845.1222<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"mailto:jvanegas@tamu.edu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa-paper-plane card__link-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small card__link-text\">Email Jorge A. Vanegas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/staff\/patrick-suermann\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card__img-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"View Patrick's profile page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card__action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-eyebrow card__action-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView profile\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card__action-icon-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: var(--color-black);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa-user card__action-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"far fa-arrow-right card__action-icon is-hidden\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Photo of Patrick Suermann\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2021\/11\/suermann-patrick-640x440-c-default.jpg');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"t-heading-4 card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPatrick Suermann\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body-small card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterim Dean\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"tel:979-845-1230\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa-phone card__link-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small card__link-text\">979-845-1230<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"mailto:suermann@tamu.edu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa-paper-plane card__link-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small card__link-text\">Email Patrick Suermann<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jorge A. 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