February 18, 2002
Appointments
R. Michael Tanner, Robert C. Miller
R. Michael Tanner, professor of computer science and interim director of the UC Silicon Valley Center, has accepted a position as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), effective July 1, 2002. Robert C. Miller, vice chancellor for research, will assume responsibilities for leading the UC Silicon Valley Center on an interim basis.
Tanner came to the campus as an assistant professor in 1971 from Stanford University, where he earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering. From 1981 to 1988, he served as chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. In 1988, he was acting dean of the Natural Sciences Division. In 1989, he became the campus's academic vice chancellor, and in 1992, he was appointed as executive vice chancellor, a position he held until 1998. Tanner was appointed interim director of the UC Silicon Valley Center in August 2000. See full text of press release.
