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Overton appointed as special assistant to the provost

Dr. Overton
Dr. Overton

Dr. Margery Overton, professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering, has been appointed as a special assistant to Provost Warwick Arden for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Overton will join Dr. Laura Severin, professor of English, in the part-time position and will work on a variety of strategic academic initiatives associated with the university-wide Strategic Plan that was adopted last year.

Overton is a former chair of the faculty and former co-chair of the university’s Strategic Planning Committee. She also chaired NC State’s Academic Science Program Task Force.

Overton’s research interests are in coastal processes, beach and dune erosion, coastal hazard identification and response strategies to improve the resilience of coastal environments. She also models and analyzes short- and long-term impacts of storms and sea level rise.

She received her BS, MS and PhD degrees in civil engineering from Duke University.