LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- Dr. Joseph E. Nadeau (left), a long-time science faculty member and administrator at Rider University, has been appointed dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences.

Dr. Nadeau, a resident of East Windsor, coordinated the transition of the consolidation of the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Science and of Education and Human Services to the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences. He has served as acting dean since September.

In making the announcement, Dr. Phyllis Frakt, vice president for academic affairs and provost, praised Nadeau's work in providing for the smooth management of the College.

"Joe has done an excellent job as acting dean, ensuring a smooth opening of the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences in September. He is a problem solver who understands the big picture, while providing attention to curricular development, student needs, and faculty concerns," Dr. Frakt said. "I am happy to have his assistance and good judgment as we move forward."

Nadeau joined the Rider faculty in 1971 as an assistant professor of geology and rose to the rank of professor of geological and marine sciences in 1983. He has served as associate dean for science at the University from 1991 until he assumed the acting deanship. He also served as chair of the Department of Geological and Marine Sciences and as an adjunct professor with Princeton University's Department of Geophysical and Geological Sciences to teach field camp in Red Lodge, MT.

He has served on several important University committees including the deans' council, marketing council, information technology planning committee, and the promotion and tenure committee.

As a geochemist and researcher, he has studied trace metal contamination and sediment transport from Delaware Bay to the New Jersey shelf; trace metal distribution in New Jersey's Great Sound; bioaccumulation of mercury, cadmium, and lead in blue mussels of the New York Bight Apex; and trace metal contamination in the Raritan and Passaic River systems.

He is the author or co-author of more than 100 publications in his areas of research and has made many professional presentations. In addition, he serves on the Morris K. Udall Dissertation Fellowship Review Committee and the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. He is also vice chairman of the board of the New Jersey Marine Science Consortium.

Nadeau earned his Ph.D. in geology with minors in chemistry and economic geography from Washington State University in 1971, his M.S. degree in geology from the University of Tennessee in 1967, and B.S. degree in geology from the University of Illinois in 1965.

Rider University is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian institution with a 353-acre main campus in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and a 23-acre campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The University offers 58 undergraduate programs and 17 graduate programs in the Colleges of Business Administration; Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences; Continuing Studies; and Westminster Choir College. Ninety-three percent of the faculty hold doctoral or other appropriate advanced degrees. U.S. News and World Report has again ranked Rider in the top tier of northern universities based on the quality of its programs.