Pat Halbur has been named the interim dean of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Halbur will replace Lisa Nolan, who has been the dean for the past six years. Nolan is moving on this summer to be the dean of veterinary medicine at her alma mater, the University of Georgia.

A graduate of the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine, Halbur has been a faculty member a the university since 1990. He recently served as a professor, chair of veterinary diagnostic and animal medicine and executive director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, according to the College of Veterinary Medicine.

During his time at Iowa State, Halbur has received numerous honors and rewards for his patents and research with animal diseases.

He will be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors on Thursday at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, according to the academy’s website.

Halbur will be the acting dean on June 1 and the interim dean on July 1. The search for the next permanent dean will be launched in the upcoming months, according to a press release from the College of Veterinary Medicine.