Dear OSU Community Members,
It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. Sherman (Sherm) Bloomer as Oregon State University’s new Chancellor and Dean for OSU-Cascades, effective May 1.
Dr. Bloomer came to OSU in 1995 to serve as the chair of the Department of Geosciences in the College of Science, which is now a part of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. He then served as dean for the College of Science for 11 years and worked with colleagues on the university’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign, which successfully helped to construct the Linus Pauling Science Center, which includes instructional space for introductory chemistry classes, research laboratories for the Department of Chemistry and the Linus Pauling Institute, and the university’s electron microscope facilities. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in geology from Rice University and a Ph.D. degree in earth sciences from the University of California at San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Initially, Dr. Bloomer will split time between OSU-Cascades and Corvallis, in order assist the Office of Budget and Resource Planning with the transition to new leadership.
Dr. Bloomer’s appointment follows Dr. Andrew Ketsdever’s appointment as interim vice president. Andrew stepped into the interim role in May 2021 following Becky Johnson’s appointment as OSU’s interim president, and he led the campus with great dedication during a period of transition for both OSU-Cascades and the university, helping to advance progress on key initiatives like the innovation district and a new student career planning program (Cascades Edge). I am delighted he has agreed to continue as a key member of the OSU-Cascades leadership team, resuming his dean of academic affairs role on May 1.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Bloomer upon his appointment.
Sincerely,
Edward Feser
Provost and Executive Vice President