New Administrative Appointments for Five Women in Higher Education

Patricia A. Schoknecht was appointed vice president for information and library services and college librarian at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She has been serving as assistant vice president for business services and chief information officer for Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.

Dr. Schoknecht is a graduate of George Washington University, where she majored in zoology. She holds a master’s degree from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in animal science from Cornell University.

Dana Hinojosa was named associate omsbuds at the University of California, Davis. She was assistant director of learning and engagement at Peppderine University in Malibu, California.

Hinojosa is a graduate of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. She holds a master’s degree in dispute resolution from Pepperdine University.

Tineke Battle was appointed assistant vice provost for faculty affairs and human resources at Pennsylvania State University, effective January 15. She has been serving as director of human resources at Georgia State University in Atlanta.

Battle is a graduate of Georgia State University, where she majored in sociology. She earned a master’s degree in learning leadership and organizational development from the University of Georgia.

Helene O’Leary is the inaugural assistant vice provost for strategic advancement at Indiana University in Bloomington. In this role, she will seek private support for the university’s arts and humanities programs.

O’Leary has served in fundraising posts at Indiana University for the past two decades. She is a graduate of Indiana University, where she majored in gender studies.

Shontay Delalue was named vice president for institutional equity and diversity at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She has served in this role on an interim basis since June. She joined the staff at Brown in 2013 as director of international student and visitor experience.

Dr. Delalue holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maine. She earned a Ph.D. in education through a joint program of the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College.