Three New Deans

Jane M. Wood was named dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. Dr. Wood has been an associate professor of English at the university since 2006.

Dr. Wood is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia. She earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in English at the University of Kansas. Her latest book is The Theme of Peace and War in Virginia Woolf’s War Writing.

Adele S. Newson-Horst was appointed dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Morgan State University in Baltimore, effective July 1. Currently, she is a professor of English at Missouri State University.

Professor Newson-Horst earned a Ph.D. in American literature at Michigan State University.

Diana Meeks-Sjostrom was named dean of the master of science nursing degree program at Chamberlain College of Nursing, headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. She has been serving as an associate professor at the nursing school.

Dr. Meeks-Sjostrom is a graduate of Queens College in Canada. She holds a master’s degree in nursing from Kennesaw State University and a Ph.D. in nursing from Georgia State University.