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Dr. Louis H. Levy has been named Interim President effective July 1, 2011. Levy has served in a variety of academic and administrative roles at Valdosta State University. He was appointed assistant vice president for Academic Affairs in 1995 and named interim vice president for Academic Affairs in 2000. He was officially appointed to the position of vice president for Academic Affairs in 2002, and in 2008 the title of provost was added to reflect his expanded responsibilities.
Levy came to Valdosta State in Aug. 1989 and was a professor and head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice until Nov. 1995. He also taught in the field of sociology at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, La.
Levy earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, La., a master’s degree in sociology from Louisiana State University in New Orleans, and a doctorate in sociology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, in Blacksburg, Va.
He was the principal investigator in a five-year, $2.9 million U.S. Department of Education grant focused on statewide teacher recruitment from 2002-2007. The project, a partnership with the University System of Georgia and seven USG institutions, along with 27 high-need local education areas, focused on the preparation of K-12 teachers through alternative programs from traditional teacher education methods. The grant called for the project to focus particularly on increasing the diversity of teachers prepared through such programs, as well as ensuring all graduates met the USG’s high teacher performance standards.
Decisions on a search timeline for a permanent president at VSU will be made by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents at a future date.