A new vice dean for quality and development was appointed, he will be coordinating the College of Pharmacy's efforts to develop it's resources, facilities, and products, and to improve the level of service it is committed to provide to the community. Dr Adnan Kadi received a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States and is an assistant professor in the department of pharmaceutical chemistry. He assumed a number of administrative responsibilities at KSU college of pharmacy prior to his current appointment including supervising the college central laboratory and acting as coordinator for college of pharmacy students' extracurricular activities.