Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include Tami Benham-Deal’s appointment as active provost, which the University of Wyoming announced Oct. 7.
The University of Wyoming named Tami Benham-Deal as its acting provost on Oct. 7. Benham-Deal, a senior vice provost and professor at UW, will serve as the university’s chief academic officer until President Ed Seidel selects an interim provost.
“As this past week progressed, it became clear to me that we needed someone who can make decisions for Academic Affairs, ensure institutional priorities, keep moving forward and to otherwise ensure a smooth transition,” Seidel says in a statement announcing the appointment. “She has been invaluable to me already during the transition, and I am pleased to formalize her role as acting provost.”
Benham-Deal has been at UW since 1989, when she joined the Division of Kinesiology and Health in the College of Health Sciences. She has been an administrator since 2014.
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University of Wyoming Provost Kevin Carman resigned abruptly Sept. 30.
Carman had served as the university's chief academic officer since 2021. He oversaw the launch of UW's Saddle Up program, worked to boost the student retention rate and directed the successful effort to earn UW a prestigious distinction for its community engagement efforts.
In an email to colleagues sent Monday afternoon, Carman told his fellow university employees that President Ed Seidel asked him to step down Friday, but did not share why.
Carman’s resignation is effective Oct. 1.
UW will likely not have a permanent replacement in the role until next year. A campuswide email announcing Carman's resignation asked deans and vice provosts to apply for the interim position.
Carman maintained a professorship with the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology and will continue in that department as a member of the faculty.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a date.
