University of Texas (Austin, May 30) -- Sharon L. Wood, who earned her doctorate in civil engineering at Illinois and was a U. of I. professor for 10 years, has been named the ninth dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as interim dean since October 2013 and will assume the post permanently Sept. 1. Also: Austin Business Journal (May 30), Daily Texan (May 30), ASEE FirstBell (June 4).