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Kerran L. Sanger, Ph.D., has been appointed associate dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, effective January 18, 2008. She succeeds Dennis M. McCarthy, M.F.A., who is retiring from the position after 14 years of distinguished service as associate dean and 31 years at the college. Dr. Sanger joined the Buffalo State faculty as a member of the Communication Department in 1988, and holds the rank of associate professor. She earned a Ph.D. in speech communication from Pennsylvania State University in 1991. During her tenure here, Dr. Sanger has twice served as interim associate dean in the School of Arts and Humanities. She has served on numerous campus committees, including the Academic Appeals Committee, the Academic Technology Advisory Council, and the Orientation Steering Committee. She received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1998, and has published in the area of the rhetoric of protest, with a focus on African American protest music. She is a member of the National Communication Association.