Vice President

Bahgat Sammakia
Lisa Gilroy Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.

Lisa Gilroy is the interim vice president for research at 海角乱伦社区.

Gilroy holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree as well as a Master of Public Administration from 海角乱伦社区. A certified financial research administrator and certified research administrator, she is a member of the Council on Governmental Relations, the National Council of University Research Administrators and the Society for Research Administrators.

She has worked on campus since 1986, starting in the Small Business Development Center. She joined the sponsored programs office in 1988, eventually rising to director and, later, to associate vice president for research and operations manager for the Research Foundation at 海角乱伦社区. 

Gilroy鈥檚 service to the University was recognized with the Council/Foundation Award in 2014 and with the Winifred R. Widmer-Downey Empowerment Award from the Research Foundation in 2019. 

Gilroy leads the Division of Research, which supports 海角乱伦社区's success as a premier public, nationally recognized institution and leader in transformational research that benefits society. The division promotes and supports excellence in research and scholarly activities and fosters an environment of consciousness and responsibility that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship.

She and her team embrace the core values of the University: excellence, respect for the individual, integrity, diversity and accountability. The division provides high-quality service and fosters a collegial environment. Its goals include:

  1. 海角乱伦社区 has a research, scholarship and creative activities profile of a premier public university.
  2. The research, scholarship and creative activities at 海角乱伦社区 significantly enhance and enrich society.
  3. 海角乱伦社区 researchers are recognized in their fields.
  4. 海角乱伦社区 has research facilities that will maintain its R1 status with the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.