Four Women Who Have Been Named to Serve as Deans

GrassoverticalMaureen Grasso was appointed dean of the Graduate School at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. She currently serves as dean of the Graduate School at the University of Georgia. She has served as dean at the University of Georgia since 2002 and also is a tenured professor of textile sciences. She will begin her new job on July.

Professor Grasso is a graduate of Utah State University. She holds a master’s degree in textile science from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in textile science from the University of Tennessee.

santinClaudia Santin is the new dean of the College of Business at Concordia University in Chicago. For the past six years, she has served as the assistant dean of graduate and innovative programs at the university. She is the former president at Northcentral University in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Dr. Santin holds a master’s degree in counseling and personnel services from The College of New Jersey. She earned an educational doctorate at Nova Southeastern University.

Hulsey.jpgTara F. Hulsey was selected as the next dean of the West Virginia University School of Nursing. She is dean and professor at the Charleston Southern University College of Nursing and Allied Health in South Carolina. She will begin her new duties on August 1.

Dr. Hulsey received her bachelor of science in nursing from Clemson University, her master of science in maternal/child nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina and a Ph.D. in nursing science from the University of South Carolina.

flemingWanda Fleming Lester was named interim dean of the School of Business at North Carolina Central University in Durham. She was vice provost for academic affairs and undergraduate programs at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro.

Dr. Lester is a graduate of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, where she majored in accounting. She holds a Ph.D. in strategic management from Florida State University.

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