[ICPSR] George Alter accepts five-year appointment as ICPSR Director

[Dan Meisler]

Greetings:
 
George Alter, acting director of ICPSR since November 2009, has accepted the
position of Director for a five-year term starting in September.
 
Alter has been in important administrative roles at ICPSR since 2007, when
he started as Associate Director of ICPSR and Director of the Collection
Development unit.
 
His appointment as  Director marks an important milestone in ICPSR¹s
development, and will help the consortium take advantage of new research and
preservation opportunities over the next several years.
 
³The ICPSR Council, ISR leadership and I have full confidence in George¹s
ability in leading ICPSR during this period,² said ISR Director James S.
Jackson.
 
³As we look toward new opportunities and challenges in data management,
we¹re truly excited about the future of ICPSR under the capable leadership
of George Alter,² said Ann Wolpert, chair of the ICPSR Council.
 
Along with his position at ICPSR, Alter holds two academic appointments at
the University of Michigan -- Professor of History and Research Professor at
ISR¹s Population Studies Center.  He is also president of the Social Science
History Association in 2011.
 
Before coming to ICPSR, Alter was a professor in the History Department at
Indiana University, where he had held various positions since 1979. He holds
a bachelor¹s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a
Master¹s in Applied Economics from U-M.
 
³I¹m thrilled to serve this great organization at such an exciting time.
There has never been as much recognition of the important work that we do at
ICPSR, and the coming years promise to be challenging and productive,² Alter
said.
 
Alter replaces Myron Gutmann, who left ICPSR after 8 years as director to
lead the National Science Foundation¹s Social, Behavioral and Economics
Directorate.
 
Best wishes,
 
 
Ann J Wolpert
Director
MIT Libraries
awolpert at mit.edu
617-253-5297
http://libraries.mit.edu
 
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