0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 ▁academic ▁year , ▁Dr . ▁Franz ▁announced ▁his ▁plan ▁to ▁step ▁down ▁as ▁president ▁after ▁that ▁year . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Dr . ▁David ▁B . ▁Williams , ▁formerly ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁materials ▁science ▁and ▁engineering ▁and ▁the ▁vice ▁prov ost ▁for ▁research ▁at ▁Le high ▁University , ▁began ▁serving ▁as ▁U A H ' s ▁fifth ▁president . ▁He ▁left ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁join ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University ▁as ▁de an ▁of ▁engineering . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁briefly ▁gained ▁national ▁attention ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁a ▁professor ▁killed ▁three ▁people ▁and ▁wounded ▁three ▁others ▁during ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁meeting . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Robert ▁Al ten kir ch ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁university ' s ▁sixth ▁president ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Dr . ▁Al ten kir ch ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁for ▁nine ▁years ▁before ▁joining ▁U A H . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Dr . ▁Dar ren ▁Daw son , ▁former ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁at ▁Kansas ▁State ▁University , ▁became ▁U A H ' s ▁sevent h ▁president . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁U A H ▁offers ▁ 8 9 ▁degree - gr ant ing ▁programs , ▁including ▁ 4 4 ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁programs , ▁ 3 0 ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁programs , ▁and ▁