Karen Holbrook papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Karen Holbrook papers
Creator: Holbrook, Karen A.
Inclusive Dates: 1996-2002
Language(s): English
Extent: 5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Collection Number: UA03-034
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Karen Holbrook, Ph.D., served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Georgia from 1998 to 2002. During her tenure as provost, Dr. Holbrook advocated for new programs in the biomedical and health sciences, which eventually led to the creation of the College of Public Health. Additionally, she helped create the New Media Institute, the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute, and funded programs that provided research services to minority undergraduate students and created the position of associate provost for institutional diversity.

Dr. Holbrook began her career as a biomedical researcher and National Institutes of Health MERIT Award investigator. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in zoology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and a doctorate in biological structure at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Dr. Holbrook served as the first female president of Ohio State University from 2002 to 2007.

At the University of South Florida, Dr. Holbrook has held the roles of senior vice president for research and innovation, senior vice president for global affairs and international research, vice president and senior advisor to the University of South Florida president, and regional chancellor. From 2015 to 2017 she served as interim president for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Scope and Content

This collection represents the scope of the duties for Karen Holbrook during her tenure at the University of Georgia. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence and memoranda, annual reports, and program reviews.

University of Georgia committees featured include the Faculty Admissions Committee, Faculty Advisory Committee, Radiation Safety Committee, and the University Curriculum Committee.

This collection also illustrates Dr. Holbrook's involvement with the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.

The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) is now referred to as the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU).

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Karen Holbrook papers, UA03-034, University Archives, University of Georgia

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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School of Environmental Design, 1999

 

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Environmental Ethics, 1999

 

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Environmental Health Sciences, 1998-1999

 

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4

Environmental Literacy, 1998

 

1

5

Vice President for External Affairs, 1998-1999

 

1

6

Faculty Admissions Committee, 1998-1999

 

1

7

Faculty Advisory Committee, 1998

 

1

8

Faculty records, 1998-1999

 

1

9

Enrollment targets, 1998

 

1

10

Enrollment reports, 1997-1999

 

1

11

Vice President for Finance, 1999

 

1

12

Center for Fungal Genomics, 1999-2000

 

1

13

Northeast Georgia P-16 Initiative, 1999

 

1

14

Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), 1999-2001

 

1

15

Foundation Fellows, 1998-1999

 

1

16

Forest Resources outreach, 1999

 

1

17

School of Forest Resources, 1998-1999

 

1

18

Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, 2001

 

1

19

Genome Center, 1997-1998, 2001

 

1

20

Center for Structural Genomics, 1999

 

1

21

Georgia Farm Bureau Federation, 1998

 

1

22

The Georgia Review, 1998-1999

 

1

23

Gerontology Center, 1998-1999

 

1

24

Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Employees and Supporters (GLOBES), 1999

 

1

25

Vice President for Government Relations, 1998-1999

 

1

26

Institute of Government, 1998-1999

 

1

27

Georgia Research Alliance (GRA), 1999

 

1

28

Graduate School, 1999-2000

 

1

29

Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR), 1999

 

1

30

Health Service, 1999

 

1

31

Institute of Higher Education, 1999

 

1

32

Higher Education Research Institute, faculty survey, 1998-1999

 

1

33

Hispanic Population Task Force, 1998

 

1

34

Honors Day, 1998-1999

 

1

35

Honors Program, 1999

 

1

36

Honorary Degrees, 1995, 1999

 

1

37

Housing, 1999-2000

 

1

38

IBM Corporation, correspondence, 1998-1999

 

1

39

Institute for Behavioral Research (IBR), 1999

 

1

40

Intellectual Capital Partnership Program (ICAAP), 1999

 

1

41

Institute for Community and Area Development, 1998

 

1

42

Institute on Human Development and Disability, 1999

 

1

43

Institutional Research and Planning, 1998-1999

 

1

44

Information Technology, 1999

 

1

45

InGEAR, correspondence, 1998

 

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Office of Instructional Support and Development (ISD), 1998-1999

 

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Office of the Vice President for Instruction , 1998

 

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International programs, 1999

 

2

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International Development, Veracruz Working Group, 1998

 

2

5

Interdisciplinary Program in Toxicology, 1999-2001

 

2

6

International Agricultural, 1999

 

2

7

International Academic Program Development, 1998-1999

 

2

8

International Education, 1996-1999

 

2

9

International Education, program review, 1998

 

2

10

International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), 1999

 

2

11

College of Journalism and Mass Communications, 1998-1999

 

2

12

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 1998-2000

 

2

13

School of Law, 1999

 

2

14

Learning Disabilities Center, 1998-1999

 

2

15

R/com Distance Learning Courseware, 1999

 

2

16

Legal Affairs Office, 1998-1999

 

2

17

Libraries, 1998-1999

 

2

18

Lilly Fellows Program, 1998

 

2

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Marine Programs, 1998-1999

 

2

22

Medical College of Georgia, 1999

 

2

23

Meigs Award, 1999

 

2

24

Minority Advising Program, 1999

 

2

25

Minority Student Alliance, 1998-1999

 

2

26

Karen Holbrook, correspondence, 1998-1999, 2002

 

2

27

Georgia Museum of Art, Code of Ethics, 1998

 

2

28

Georgia Museum of Art, 1998-1999

 

2

29

Museum of Natural History, 1999-2000

 

2

30

Georgia Children's Chorus, 1999

 

2

31

National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), 1998-1999

 

2

32

Navy, impact of the Navy on the University of Georgia, 2000

 

2

33

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skins Diseases (NIAMS), Board of Scientific Counselors, 1999-2000

 

2

34

Okefenokee Swamp Project, 1999-2000

 

2

35

Oak Ridge Associated University, 1999-2002

 

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Ombudperson appointment, 1998

 

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2

Pew Fellowships, 1998-1999

 

3

3

College of Pharmacy, 1998-1999

 

3

4

Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, 1998-1999

 

3

5

Nontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy Articulation Agreement, 1999

 

3

6

Physical Plant, 1998-1999

 

3

7

Policy, 1998, 2002

 

3

8

Plant Center, 1998

 

3

9

Master of Science in Toxicology, distance education, 1998

 

3

10

President Michael F. Adams, 1998-1999

 

3

11

School of Music, 1999

 

3

12

Dowden Center for New Media, 1999

 

3

13

National Environmentally Sound Producton Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL), 2001

 

3

14

Peabody Awards, 1999

 

3

15

Office of Performing Arts, 1999

 

3

16

Georgia Public Broadcasting meeting, 1999

 

3

17

Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, 1998-1999

 

3

18

Radiation Safety Committee, 1998

 

3

19

Research Space Task Force, 1999-2000

 

3

20

The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), 1999

 

3

21

Animal Care and Use Program, 2000

 

3

22

The Red and Black, 1998

 

3

23

Vice President for Research, 1998-1999

 

3

24

Rural Economic Development Coordinating Council, 1999

 

3

25

Russell Foundation, 1999

 

3

26

Small Business Development Center (SBDC), 1999-2001

 

3

27

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), 1998-1999

 

3

28

School of Social Work, 1999-2000

 

3

29

Special Academic Programs, 1998-1999

 

3

30

Special Collections building, 1999

 

3

31

Space, 1998-1999

 

3

32

State of the Art Conference, 1998-1999

 

3

33

Student Activities Advisory Board, 1999

 

3

34

Vice President for Strategic Planning and Public Affairs, 1998-1999

 

3

35

Board of Regents strategic planning, 2002

 

3

36

Structural Genomics, 1999

 

3

37

Vice President for Student Affairs, 1998-1999

 

3

38

Student Government Association, 1999

 

3

39

Study in a Second Discipline, 1998-2000

 

3

40

Teaching Fellows, 1998

 

3

41

Technology Commercialization Office, 1999

 

3

42

Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program, 1999

 

3

43

University Communications, Public Information, 1998-1999

 

3

44

University Curriculum Committee, 1998-2000

 

3

45

University Press, 1998-1999

 

3

46

Upward Bound, 1998

 

3

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University System of Georgia, Academic Affairs, 1998-1999

 

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University System of Georgia, general, 1998-2000

 

4

2

University System of Georgia, staff developments, 1999

 

4

3

Board of Regents, annual report, 1999

 

4

4

University System of Georgia, technology, 1999

 

4

5

Regents' Teaching Excellence Awards, 1998-2000

 

4

6

University System of Georgia, Georgia Reading Consortium, 1999

 

4

7

Athens Diagnostics Lab, 1999

 

4

8

Tifton Diagnostic Lab, 1999

 

4

9

Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, 1998-1999

 

4

10

University System of Georgia, Academic Advisory Committee, 1998-1999

 

4

11

University System of Georgia, Administrative Committee on Academic Affairs, 1998-1999

 

4

12

College of Veterinary Medicine, 1998-1999

 

4

13

Anatomy and Radiology, 1999

 

4

14

Avian Medicine, 1999-2000

 

4

15

Large Animal Medicine, 1998-1999

 

4

16

Pathology, 1999

 

4

17

Physiology and Pharmacology, 1999

 

4

18

Small Animal Medicine, 1999

 

4

19

Wildlife Disease Study, 1999-2000

 

4

20

Animal Health Research Center (AHRC), 1999

 

4

21

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), Delaware, 1999-2000

 

4

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Women's Studies, 1998-1999

 

4

23

Project Yamacraw, 1999

 

4

24

Year 2000 Compliance, 1998-2000

 

4

25

Wayne State, Career Issues for Women in Higher Education, correspondence, 1998-1999

 

4

26

Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER) accreditation, Interior Design, 2000

 

4

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Talk file, Gene Younts, 1998-2002

 

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Reading file, 1998-1999

 

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Reading files, 1999-2001