Two Women Named to Head Prestigious Schools at Major Universities

Jayme Host was appointed director of the School of Theatre and Dance at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Professor Host was director of the dance program at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania. Professor Host joined the faculty at Lock Haven University in 2002.

Professor Host is a graduate of Goucher College in Maryland. She earned a master’s degree at the University of Utah.

Christine Smart was named director of the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She has been serving as interim director since July 2016. Dr. Smart joined the faculty at Cornell in 2003 and currently serves as a professor of plant pathology.

Professor Smart holds a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.