Five Women in New University Administrative Roles

Jenkins_Regina1-682x1024Regina Jenkins was promoted to director of summer and intersession programs at Boise State University in Idaho. She was the director of student success and bachelor of applied science programs at the university. She joined the Boise State staff in 2007.

Jenkins is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and holds an MBA from Boise State University.

Amy Johnson, Nursing. 5/6/05Amy Nagorski Johnson, a professor of nursing at the University of Delaware, was named faculty fellow and director of global exchange at the university’s Institute for Global Studies. In this role she will foster University of Delaware faculty involvement in Fulbright awards and other global programs and partnerships.

Dr. Johnson is a graduate of Madonna College in Livonia, Michigan. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

melissa-mcdaniels_lgMelissa McDaniels was named director of the Teaching Assistant Program and assistant dean of the Graduate School at Michigan State University. Dr. McDaniels has been serving as director of the National Science Foundation Advancing Diversity Through the Alignment of Policies and Practices program in the office of the provost at Michigan State.

Dr. McDaniels is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She holds a master’s degree from Boston College and a doctorate from Michigan State University.

Chambers-YYohna Chambers was appointed assistant vice president of human resources at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. For the past eight years, she was the chief human resources officer at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Chambers is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. She holds a master’s degree in public policy and administration from Mississippi State University.

stallworth_fullB. Joyce Stallworth was promoted to associate provost for special projects at the University of Alabama. Since 2004, she has been senior associate dean of the College of Education at the university. She has been on the University of Alabama faculty since 1995.

Dr. Stallworth is a graduate of the University of Alabama. She earned a master’s degree at Auburn University and a doctorate at the Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University.

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