WSU Hires New Dean

Wed., June 24, 1998

Staff

Wayne State University English professor Barbara Couture has been chosen dean of Washington State University’s College of Liberal Arts, officials announced Tuesday.

Couture, a former Wayne State administrator, replaces John Pierce, who resigned to accept a position at the University of Colorado, WSU Provost Gretchen Bataille said.

Couture received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1970 and later master’s and doctoral degrees from the school.

She joined the Wayne State faculty in 1979 and was appointed a full professor in the English department in 1994.

She served as associate dean of metropolitan programs and summer sessions at Wayne State from 1993-97 and was associate dean for curriculum in 1990-91.

Couture has written five books on technical and professional writing.

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