Petra Bonfert-Taylor was promoted to full professor of mathematics at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Bonfert-Taylor has been teaching at Wesleyan since 1999. Her research is concentrated in geometric analysis and hyperbolic geometry.
Dr. Bonfert-Taylor conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Michigan after earning her Ph.D. at the Technical University of Berlin in Germany.
Mary Steffel was named to the marketing department faculty at the Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. She was an instructor at the University of Florida and from 2005-09 she taught at Princeton University.
A summa cum laude graduate of Columbia University, Dr. Steffel earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in psychology at Princeton University. She earned a second Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Florida.
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.
Dr. Gonko has led Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan on an interim basis for the past year. She will assume the presidency of Macomb Community College on July 1.
Since 2014, Dr. Lynch has been the associate vice chancellor for educational development and technologies for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. She has been selected to serve as interim president of the system's Central Lakes College beginning on July 1.
Lesley Reid and Lynne Cossman are the new permanent provosts of the University of Alabama and the University of Massachusetts Lowell, respectively. Brooke Blevins was tapped to serve as interim provost at the University of Idaho.
Dr. Balidemaj-Basha has been a member of the RIT Kosovo community for nearly two decades. Most recently, she served as dean of faculty. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Dr. Balidemaj-Basha earned her Ph.D. from Clemson University in South Carolina.