ANN ARBOR, MI — A top engineering leader is leaving the University of Michigan for an inaugural position at another Big Ten Conference institution.
Karen Thole, engineering dean at UM, will spend her final day at the university on May 14 before serving as the inaugural director of the National Security Institute at Pennsylvania State University, according to a Feb. 26 Penn State announcement.
“I am honored to be selected as the inaugural director of Penn State’s new National Security Institute,” Thole said in the Feb. 26 announcement. “I look forward to working with Dr. Read and my colleagues across Penn State to enhance the University’s expertise in these critical research spaces to meet our nation’s needs.”…