Audus Is New Pharmacy Dean

After conducting a national search, the University of Kansas stayed close to home by selecting Kenneth L. Audus as the new dean of the School of Pharmacy. Audus, formerly chair of the School of Pharmacy's pharmaceutical chemistry department, succeeded Jack E. Fincham.

"I am deeply honored to have been chosen dean of the School of Pharmacy," Audus said. “This appointment is particularly meaningful because of my long association with the school. I am very appreciative of my fellow faculty colleagues and the KU administration for their confidence.” Audus takes over a school that ranks second among the nation's elite pharmacy programs in securing funding from the National Institutes of Health, receiving more than $13.6 illion in NIH funding.

Audus has a 20-year relationshi with the School of Pharmacy. After graduating from the University of South Dakota in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, Audus earned his doctorate in pharmacology from the KU Medical Center in 1984. After completing postdoctoral work in pharmaceutical chemistry at KU in 1986, Audus became department chair in 1998. •

- Story by KU University Relations