AdvanceVT Leadership Fellows 2004-05

Dr. Andrea Dietrich , Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Dietrich will work with several faculty and administrators in the college of engineering to develop the skills necessary to start up and manage a center for drinking water taste and odor and infrastructure research. She will also participate in a leadership development program at the Center for Creative Leadership and visit a comparable research center at Montana State University.

Dr. Brenda Winkel, Biology, Fralin Biotechnology Center

Dr. Winkel will be appointed Associate Director of the Fralin Center for Biotechnology, working with the Director to provide leadership and vision for the Center. She will also lead an effort to establish a graduate program in plant sciences and organize a research symposium to discuss the future of research in this area and provide insights into successful graduate programs.