Jendia Grissett was named the inaugural dean of the College of Education at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama. She has served as interim dean since last fall and formerly was chair of the department of education at the university.
Dr. Grissett is a graduate of Troy University in Alabama. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Alabama and an educational doctorate from Alabama State University.
Nicole Judice Campbell was named interim dean of University College at the University of Oklahoma. She has been serving as associate dean and is an associate professor of psychology. Dr. Campbell joined the university’s faculty in 1998.
Dr. Campbell is a graduate of Texas A&M University. She earned master of arts and doctoral degrees in psychology from Arizona State University.
Leigh Weisenburger was appointed dean of admission and financial aid at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She has been serving as director of admission at the college. She will assume her new post on July 1.
Weisenburger, a graduate of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, joined the admissions staff at Bates in 2004.
Cheryl Waites was appointed the seventh dean of the School of Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit. She has served as interim dean since last October. She joined the School of Social Work in 2007 as associate dean. Prior to coming to Wayne State, she was associate chair of the department of social work at North Carolina State University.
Dean Waites holds a master of social work degree from Fordham University in New York and a doctorate in counselor education and psychology theory and research from North Carolina State University.
Dr. Geneco comes to her new role from Tufts University in Massachusetts, where she has served as provost for the past four years. She is slated become the University at Buffalo's first woman president on August 10.
The new presidents are Laurie A. Boeding at the Technical College of the Lowcountry and Melissa Frank-Alston at Northeastern Technical College. Both women are expected to begin their presidencies on July 1.
Dr. McEwen comes to her new appointment following four years as president and vice chancellor of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. Earlier, she served in several leadership roles at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She received some of her education in the United States.
The new provosts are Barbara Rodriguez at the University of New Mexico, Bridget Chalk at Manhattan University in New York, and Jaci Lederman at Vincennes University in Indiana. All three women had been serving as their university's interim provost.
Dr. Howard joins Spelman from Ohio State University, where she has been serving as dean of the College of Engineering. She is a nationally recognized expert in robotics, artificial intelligence, and human-centered technology.