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Jeffrey Tibbs named SILS associate dean for administration
August 2, 2007 – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science (SILS) has named Jeffrey Tibbs as its new associate dean for administration. Tibbs began at the school on July 31.
Tibbs comes to SILS with over 25 years of management and leadership experience in industry, government, healthcare and higher education. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Michigan in 1979 and his master's of business administration from the University of Phoenix in 1998.
Tibbs has held management positions at a number of institutions in Michigan, including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Sisters of Mercy Health Corporation, University of Michigan Hospitals and the University of Michigan.
Most recently, Tibbs served as the executive director for administration and financial services for the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor's Information Technology Central Services (ITCS). He oversaw finances, human resources, facilities and space management, and business development and planning for ITCS, which provides computing services for over 75,000 people at the University of Michigan.
Tibbs will have many of the same responsibilities as associate dean for administration at SILS. He will lead the SILS administrative staff, oversee financial planning, budgeting and human resources, and lead the planning efforts for new SILS facilities.
"Jeff is an excellent senior administrator who is coming to SILS at a crucial time," said Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, dean of SILS. "His expertise in human resources, planning and budgeting will be of great benefit as the school begins to focus on our future growth, including our new facilities. We're delighted to welcome Jeff to SILS and are excited to add his leadership, ideas and enthusiasm to the school."