Monday, July 10, 2006

Writer:  Larry B. Dendy, 706/542-8078; ldendy@uga.edu
Contact:  Arnett C. Mace Jr., 706/583-0506; amace@uga.edu

Shaw named associate provost for international affairs at UGA

Athens, Ga. – Judith D. Shaw has been named permanent associate provost for international affairs at the University of Georgia after holding the position on an interim basis for 14 months.

Arnett C. Mace Jr., senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, announced that  Shaw’s appointment was effective July 1.  She had been interim associate provost since May 1, 2005, when she replaced Mark Lusk, who left UGA for another job.

“Dr. Shaw has provided excellent leadership as the interim associate provost,” Mace said.  “Through her leadership, major new innovative study abroad programs have been added, particularly in Costa Rica. 

“In addition, her managerial and organizational skills have increased the efficiency and effectiveness of the International Programs Office.  We look forward to her continued leadership to enhance an array of international programs provided by UGA.”

The office of associate provost for international affairs oversees all of UGA’s international education programs including study abroad, exchange programs for students and faculty, and cooperative agreements between UGA and educational institutions in other countries. The office also handles matters concerning international students at UGA and visiting international scholars.

A faculty member in UGA’s English department since 1976, Shaw was director of the study abroad program in Oxford, England, before becoming interim associate provost.  She started the program in 1989 and became director in 2000.

While leading the Oxford program Shaw was a member of the international studies committee and was on the steering committee for British and Irish studies at UGA.

Shaw, an authority on medieval literature, drama and culture, has been chosen an Outstanding Professor in UGA’s Honors Program and held the Sandy Beaver Teaching Professorship in 1988-90. She was an Honors advisor for the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and served on the Georgia Council for the Arts for six years.