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Director of the Office of Planning and Coordination
Appointed for the Hong Kong Universitv of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology announces
today the appointment of Professor Peter Norman DOBSON, Jr.
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Prof Dobson has held a number of administrative positions in
the University of Hawaii's state-wide system of higher education
including Vice President of Academic Affairs, as Chancellor of
one of the state's four-year campuses, and currently serves as
tenured Professor of Physics and Provost of one‘of the state's
community colleges.
During his years in university administration, Prof Dobson
was involved in major planning projects such as the Hawaii Nauna
Kea Science Reserve Development Plan which formed the basis for
developing the site housing more than ten major astronomical
instruments and where the. world's largest telescope is under
construction. He led
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Development Plan for Leeward Community College, the campus he
now heads.
Prof Dobson earned his BA in Physics from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his PhD from the
University of Maryland. He spent two years, 1984-86, consulting
in China and Hong Kong for an American computer company. He is
married and has two daughters and a son, all in their twenties,
living in California. ,
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"While I have enjoyed contributing to some of the
accomplishments of the impressive growth at the University of
Hawaii, nothing I have done compares to the creation of a new
university. This is an immense undertaking and being part of it
is a once in a lifetime opportunity;"
As Director of the Office of Planning and Coordination,
Prof. Dobson serves as a member of the Vice Chancellor's staff,
supporting the planning and implementin, = activities directed by
senior management officers. The planning office helps to look
at the long- range issues, identify the significant decisions
that have to be made, and convert the results into long usable
products. This frees the officers and operational managers, for
the day-to-day responsibilities that compete for their
attention.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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