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November 17, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT:
Dennis O'Shea, (410) 516-7160
dro@jhu.edu
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James Zeller Appointed Associate Provost
James J. Zeller Jr., associate dean for administration at the
Peabody Institute since 1983, has been
appointed associate provost for budgets and planning of The Johns Hopkins
University.
Zeller's responsibilities will include involvement in the annual budget process and
in planning academic building projects. He will also be involved in coordination of
academic and cultural centers, such as the
Eisenhower Library, the
Johns Hopkins University
Press, the Institute for Policy Studies and the
Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth.
"Jim Zeller has worked very effectively under two directors to ensure the financial
stability of the Peabody Institute," Provost Steven Knapp said. "He has also played a key
role in planning and managing important capital projects in and around the Peabody
campus. He has earned the admiration of colleagues across the university, and I'm very
pleased that he will now have an opportunity to use his wisdom and considerable skills in
the service of the university as a whole."
Zeller's appointment, effective Dec. 1, is made as part of a restructuring of
responsibility within the provost's office coincident with Vice Provost Stephen M.
McClain's assumption of a new role. Beginning Jan. 1, McClain will be the first full-time
representative in Europe of the entire university. Based in Berlin, he will make contacts
for Johns Hopkins and find new opportunities for academic collaboration across
Europe.
As associate dean under Peabody directors Robert Pierce and Robert Sirota,
Zeller has been responsible for strategic planning and for managing a $22 million budget
and a $53 million endowment. He has overseen human resources, information technology
and other non-academic areas. "I'm excited about this opportunity and looking forward
to working even more closely with so many people across the university whom I've
enjoyed meeting over the years," Zeller said.
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