College of Engineering Dean Search

Michigan State University is conducting a search for its next Dean of the College of Engineering. Updates throughout this process will be provided on this webpage. The executive search firm, WittKieffer, will facilitate the search process. If you have nominations for qualified applicants, please refer them to our search firm, WittKieffer: MSUEngineeringDean@wittkieffer.com.

Position Profile [Coming Soon]



Search Committee Members

 Name  Title
 Borzoo Bonakdarpour Associate Professor – Computer Science and Engineering
 Janet Brelin-Fornari Director – Technology Engineering Program
 Dirk Colbry Senior Academic Specialist – Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering
 Matt Daum* Associate Provost and Dean – College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
 Richard Lunt*  Professor – Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
 Jade Mitchell Professor – Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
 Kelley Monterusso Director of Communication and Marketing Strategy
 Siva Nadimpalli Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
 Lindsay Naylor Academic Advisor and Assistant Director of Advising
 Shannon Nicley Assistant Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
 Erin Purcell Professor – Biomedical Engineering 
Peter Savolainen Chairperson – Civil & Environmental Engineering
 Luke Sperling PhD Student – Computer Science
*Committee Co-Chairs  

Search Timeline

  • December 15, 2025 – Search Committee Charged by Provost
  • January - March – Recruitment
  • Mid-March – Candidate Review
  • Late-March - April – Interviews & Campus Visits


Search Updates/Communications

[Coming Soon]

Questions

Questions about the Dean of the College of Engineering search can be directed to our search firm partners at WittKieffer, Jessica Herrington, Suzanne Teer and Natalie Song: MSUEngineeringDean@wittkieffer.com.