Kemel Dawkins

Kemel Dawkins fills in as acting VP
for finance and administration

Kemel Dawkins, associate vice president for facilities, is serving as acting vice president for finance and administration while a search is underway for a successor to Joseph P. Mullinix. Mullinix, who was vice president for finance and administration since 1993, has joined the University of California system as senior vice president for business and finance. Since coming to Yale in 1995, Dawkins has directed major construction and renovation projects on campus, ranging from the modernization of Yale's physical plant to extensive multi-year renovations of the residential colleges, Sterling Memorial Library, the Law School and the Payne Whitney Gymnasium. In addition, he has helped oversee construction of the Irving S. Gilmore Library, the Residential Swing Space and the new School of Art. Current building projects with which he is actively involved include the new state-of-the-art Environmental Sciences Facility on Science Hill. "Kemel has done an outstanding job in managing well over $1 billion of construction projects," said President Richard C. Levin in announcing Dawkins' appointment to the acting post. "The officers have great confidence that he will work successfully with the other outstanding members of Joe Mullinix's leadership team until a new vice president is appointed." A graduate of Princeton, Dawkins came to Yale with more than 15 years of construction and management experience. He previously served as associate vice president of the facilities department at Stanford University, and was director of the department of construction and project management at the University of Pennsylvania. He has also been the chief financial officer at the Philadelphia-based Kem-Her Construction Company. This year, Dawkins received an Ivy Award for his working relationship with the New Haven Preservation Trust. T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S White House to wear Old Blue once more Freshman 'yield' reached record high this year Yale team solves atomic structure of ribosome unit Bloom extols pleasures of solitary reading Yale Bulletin & Calendar has moved Endowed Professorships Kemel Dawkins fills in as acting VP for finance and administration MEDICAL CENTER NEWS Acupuncture found beneficial in treating cocaine addiction Yale to be the lead test site for a national study on heart disease . . . Yale, Howard University partner to enhance nursing research Ideas about aging may affect health, study shows Event to explore the therapeutic potential of music A few key questions can help physicians . . . Psychologist disputes recent study on intelligence Employee Day at the Bowl to launch Bulldogs' season as defending champs Artists' creations depict black life in the rural South Art Gallery exhibit surveys 20th-century American photographic portraiture One of the featured 108 Exhibits showcase work of Hispanic artists, Paul Rand Beinecke Library exhibit documents the struggle . . . Chinese artist's work on view Renovated gallery to feature architects' creations Lamar Center's inaugural event examines national parks 'Clowns of horror' to open Yale Rep's new season While You Were Away ... Students spent summer aiding Elm City groups Convocation and organ concerts open new music season Slifka Center lectures will feature noted Judaic scholars Bromwich and Lewis are honored for their literary work Psychologist Robert G. Crowder dies How they spent their summer vacation: A Photo Essay In the News Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus| Calendar of Events|Bulletin Board Classified Ads|Search Archives|Production Schedule|Bulletin Staff Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page