Dr. Shannon Fogg, chair and professor of history and political science, has been named interim associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business (CASB) effective Aug. 1. She succeeds Dr. Kate Drowne, who was named interim vice provost and dean of CASB July 1. Drowne is also a professor of English and the director of S&T’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society.

“Dr. Fogg is an exemplary member of S&T’s academic community and an accomplished scholar, teacher and administrator,” Drowne says. “I am confident that Dr. Fogg’s leadership will help the college move forward in the coming year, and her dedication to faculty, students and staff will yield many positive results.”

Fogg is a historian who specializes in the history of modern France with an emphasis on the social history of World War II and the Holocaust. She is the author of two published, peer-reviewed books and numerous book chapters, articles and presentations in her fields of expertise.

Fogg joined the S&T faculty in 2004 as assistant professor of history and political science, and was named associate professor in 2011, department chair in 2015 and professor in 2016. In 2014 she was named S&T’s Woman of the Year.

Fogg earned doctoral and master of arts degrees in history from the University of Iowa in 2003 and 1998, respectively, and a bachelor of arts degree in history from Texas A&M University in 1995.