Associate VP of Faculty Personnel Services Bob Martin retired Dec. 31; search underway for replacement
Bob Martin retired on Dec. 31 after more than 10 years as Associate Vice Provost in Faculty Personnel Services.
A search committee has been formed to find his replacement, chaired by College of Science and Technology Dean Ian Davison.
The position will be renamed executive director of faculty personnel services, said Director of Public Relations Steve Smith.
Martin was a member of the university bargaining team for the Faculty Association's 2011-2014 contract dispute, which lasted about seven months.
He was hired on Sept. 28, 2001 and submitted his retirement letter on June 30, 2011, Smith said.
June 30 was the same day the previous FA contract expired.
"He had been looking forward to retiring from CMU and his career for several months," said Ann Miller, director of faculty employment and compensation for FPS.
Matt Serra, director of faculty employee relations, and Ray Christie, vice provost of academic administration, were on the team alongside Martin.
Christie said he will miss Martin and his contributions terribly.
"Bob Martin served the university in a very challenging position and did so for more than a decade," Christie said. "Bob's performance was exemplary. He was always driven to protect the interests of the university as a whole, and he did so while being fair to all concerned."
Serra said he was fortunate to have worked closely with Martin for the past four-and-a-half years.
"He is a fantastic mentor, a great leader, an expert negotiator, a brilliant employee relations mind and a friend," Serra said. "While employed at CMU, he always kept the university's best interests in mind in everything he was involved in and always operated with complete integrity."
Martin could not be reached by press time.
