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TSU welcomes new Interim Director of Articulation

   Troy State University Vice Chancellor Michael Malone has announced that Dr. Ed D. Roach has joined TSU as interim Director of the Alabama Articulation program.
   Dr. Roach comes to TSU with a distinguished career in higher education in both administrative and teaching positions. He taught previously for TSU in Europe as a Visiting Professor of Management.
   As interim Director of Articulation, Dr. Roach will oversee the Statewide Articulation Reporting System (STARS), which is a computerized articulation and transfer planning system designed to inform students who attend Alabama’s two-year colleges about degree requirements, course equivalents and other transfer information for Alabama’s public universities. Dr. Roach has worked with the Articulation and General Studies Committee in his role as Provost and represented the Alabama regional university presidents as a voting member of the committee.
   "We are extremely fortunate to have a person like Dr. Roach join our team," Dr. Malone said. "He brings a wealth of leadership skills and management skills. There is no question that he will be a great asset."

DR. ROACH'S BIO
   Dr. Ed D. Roach comes to TSU after serving as President of The University of West Alabama since fall 1998. Prior to his appointment as President, Dr. Roach served as UWA’s Provost from 1994-1998.
   Dr. Roach began his academic career as a teaching assistant in the Department of Management at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1970, he joined the faculty of Stephen F. Austin State University as Chair of the Department of Management. In 1977-78, he took a leave of absence to serve as Visiting Professor of Management for the Troy State University European Division. In 1979, Dr. Roach became Dean of the School of Business at Southwest Texas State University. As Dean at Southwest Texas State, he established the school’s first business advisory council, composed of outstanding regional and national leaders, and coordinated the development of the school’s strategic plan.
   From 1984 through 1990, Dr. Roach served as President of West Texas State University. During his tenure at West Texas State, a three-year strategic plan was put into place and the first capital campaign in school history was launched. Dr. Roach cites his most significant accomplishment at West Texas State as the university’s successful merger with the Texas A&M University System. He became Associate Deputy Chancellor for Academic Program Planning for the Texas A&M University System in 1991. At the Texas A&M University System, Dr. Roach coordinated the strategic planning process for the system’s seven universities and eight agencies.
   Over his career, Dr. Roach has worked as a consultant in strategic planning for many organizations, both in the public and private sector and has also been involved with numerous professional organizations. During his tenure in Alabama, he was elected twice as Chair of the Council of Chief Academic Officers. He has also served on a number of committees for the Alabama Commission for Higher Education, including strategic planning.
   Dr. Roach served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of Presidents in Texas from 1989-1990, Chair of the Lone Star Conference Council of Presidents from 1988-1989, a Director of the Texas Commerce Bank of Amarillo, Chairman of the Board for the Texas Council on Economic Education, a member of the Editorial Board for the Case Research Association, a member of the Committee on Conferences and Professional Development for the American Association of State College and Universities from 1985-1990, and a member of the Formula Advisory Committee for the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board from 1984-1991.
   The New Boston, Texas, native attended the University of North Texas, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
   Dr. Roach is married to the former Darlene Hughes of Amarillo, Texas. They have two sons, Chris and Jason, and one daughter, Tiffany Roach Welty.