9/29/99
Editors: A picture of Ann Paulins can be found at http://cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu/news/pix/PAULINS.JPG
ATHENS, Ohio -- V. Ann Paulins, an associate professor in the School of Human and Consumer Sciences, has been appointed director of the School for Human and Consumer Sciences at Ohio University, effective July 1. She will direct the academic program development and administration for the school, including oversight of the Child Development Center, faculty and staff recruitment, and she will also serve as a liaison to the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services.
Paulins, an associate professor of retail merchandising, has worked at Ohio University since 1988.
Paulins has won numerous awards for teaching, including the Ohio University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Teaching Recognition Award and the Center for Teaching Excellence Apple Award. She has also won the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences New Achiever award.
Paulins stresses staff development and national recognition as her goals.
"I think we have a relatively young group of faculty and in the next several years we will be defining the direction of the school and our goal is to have a nationally recognized program in human and consumer science," she said. "We also want to provide opportunities for the faculty to develop individual research programs and maintain excellent teaching standards."
Dean of the School of Human and Consumer Sciences Gary Neiman said Paulins would be a very capable administrator. "She has exhibited excellence in the classroom, as a scholar and as a university citizen in her capacity as an officer of the Faculty Senate," he said.
Paulins completed both a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising in 1986 and a master's degree in textiles and clothing in 1987 at Ohio University. She earned a doctorate in consumer aspects of textiles and clothing from Ohio State University in 1992 where she specialized in consumer aspects of textiles and clothing, statistics, and family resource management.
