IUPUI Appoints Two Leadership Positions

IUPUI has appointed Professor Thomas Stucky (pictured) executive associate dean and Suzann Lupton (pictured) assistant dean. Stucky has been with SPEA at IUPUI since 2004 and has served in a number of administrative roles with the school, most recently was director of faculty development. He holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of Iowa. Stucky replaces Lilliard Richardson, who has completed his five-year term as EAD. Richardson will be taking a research leave in the Fairbanks School of Public Health and serving as a faculty fellow in the Center for Health Policy, before returning to the SPEA faculty as a full-time policy studies professor.

Lupton, who started with the SPEA public affairs faculty in 2010, is also a former attorney with Baker & Daniels. She will be responsible for a variety of areas, including public affairs education, diversity promotion and student services.