Three Women Scholars Appointed to Positions as Deans

Amanda Bryant-Friedrich was named dean of the College of Graduate Studies at the University of Toledo in Ohio. She was the director of the Shimadzu Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Research Excellence at the university. Before joining the faculty at the University of Toledo, Dr. Bryant-Friedrich was a member of the chemistry department faculty at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.

Dr. Bryant-Friedrich is a graduate of North Carolina Central University in Durham, where she majored in chemistry. She holds a master’s degree from Duke University in Durham, and a Ph.D. from Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio.

Marilyn Macik-Frey has been appointed dean of the College of Business Administration at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. She has served in the post on an interim basis since last November. She is an associate professor of management.

Dr. Macik-Frey is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, an MBA from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Cheryl Easley is the new dean of the College of Health Sciences at Alabama State University in Montgomery. Dr. Easley is the former dean of the College of Health and Social Welfare at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. She has served as president of American Public Health Association.

Dr. Easley is a graduate of Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, Maryland. She holds a Ph.D. in nursing from New York University.