Stoyanoff new UA information chief
FAYETTEVILLE -- A higher-education specialist at a technology research and advisory firm, who also has worked for a public university, will be the next chief information officer at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Dawn Stoyanoff will begin Feb. 25 as UA's associate vice chancellor of Information Technology Services and chief information officer.
University Information Technology Services has an annual budget of $15.4 million, and Stoyanoff will lead 125 full-time employees and some 120 part-time and student workers, UA spokesman Steve Voorhies said.
Stoyanoff replaces Chris McCoy, who started in the job in 2015 and last year became UA's top finance officer.
Stoyanoff has since 2016 worked for Information Services Group while based in Austin, Texas, and before that worked for 10 years at the University of Texas System as executive director for shared information services.
She also worked for two years as director of program management for the University of Texas at Arlington, according to her resume.
Stoyanoff earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and speech communications from Monmouth College, a master's degree communications from Northeastern Illinois University, and a doctorate in organization and management from Capella University, an online school, according to her resume.
She will earn a salary of $220,000, Voorhies said. McCoy earned $215,250 in the same role.
ArDOT's $1M to go for research hub
FAYETTEVILLE -- The state Department of Transportation will provide $1 million for a new civil engineering research center at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
The center will be at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in south Fayetteville. Groundbreaking for the estimated $10.3 million project is expected later this year, said UA spokesman Nick DeMoss.
Scott Bennett, director of the state Department of Transportation, also known as ArDOT, noted in a statement that the department's history with UA includes "over 200 research projects either completed or ongoing."
Bennett said the $1 million "emphasizes ArDot's investment in and partnership with the U of A."
Micah Hale, head of the UA civil engineering department, said in a statement that the center will be "a one-of-a-kind facility" in the state and region.
"Our department has always had a special partnership with ArDOT, and with the Civil Engineering Research and Education Center, we can continue this partnership to help address and solve the infrastructure needs of Arkansas, as well as addressing national-level needs," Hale said.
Metro on 01/20/2019