Four Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

jeraldwoolfolkadleywebJerald Woolfolk Adley was named vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at the State University of New York at Oswego. Since 2011, she has been vice president for student affairs, enrollment management, and diversity at Mississippi Valley State University.

Dr. Adley holds a bachelor’s degree and a doctorate in urban higher education from Jackson State University in Mississippi. She also holds a master’s degree in counselor education from Iowa State University.

Valeria Ratts mugValerie S. Ratts will be the next associate dean for admissions at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She will begin her new role on January 1. She joined the faculty at the medical school in 1994 and currently serves as a professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

Dr. Ratts is a graduate of the University of Illinois and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

DeborahRobinsonDeborah Robinson is the new vice president for development at the University of Cincinnati Foundation. She has been serving as vice president for university advancement at Radford University in Virginia.

Dr. Robinson is a graduate of Granite State College in Concord, New Hampshire. She earned a master’s degree and recently completed a doctorate in higher education and strategic leadership from Florida Atlantic University.

JoyceRogersJoyce Q. Rogers was appointed vice president for development and external relations for diversity, equity and multicultural affairs at Indiana University in Bloomington. She has been serving as vice president for development at Ivy Tech Community College.

Rogers is a graduate of Indiana State University, where she majored in psychology. She holds a law degree from the McKinney School of Law at Indiana University.

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