Dear Colleagues,
Dean Karen Frith has announced that she will be retiring from UAH during the summer of 2026.
Dr. Frith joined UAH as an associate professor in 2007. She was promoted to professor in 2015 and subsequently served as associate dean for undergraduate programs and then associate dean for graduate programs. Dr. Frith was selected to be dean of the College of Nursing in 2021.
Some of the college’s accomplishments under Dr. Frith’s leadership include: addition of educational programs and certifications in areas of need, such as the accelerated bachelor’s degree and concentration in psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner; first steps toward creating a certified registered nurse anesthetist program; launch of the Health Equity Symposium focused on community health challenges; established an associate dean for research position; and secured the college’s first naming gift with Maury Regional Medical naming the Basic to Advanced Lab in the Simulation Learning & Innovation Center.
I will be initiating a national search for a new dean this fall, with the goal of having someone in place during the summer of 2026. Dr. Frith is fully committed to her duties as dean, and we will work together for a smooth transition in leadership.
Please join me in thanking Dr. Frith for her nearly two decades of commitment to the College of Nursing and The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Go Chargers!
Dr. David Puleo