Four New Women Department Chairs at the University of Delaware

Kami Silk has been named a professor and chair of the department of communication. She was a professor of communication and senior associate dean of research at Michigan State University.

Dr. Silk holds a bachelor’s degree in English and mass communication and a master’s degree in communication studies from Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Georgia.

Lu Ann De Cunzo has been appointed as chair of the anthropology department. She is returning to this position after a year-long sabbatical.

Dr. Cunzo holds a Ph.D. in American civilization from the University of Pennsylvania.

Annette Giesecke has been appointed as chair of the languages, literatures, and cultures department. She is returning to this position after a year-long sabbatical.

Dr. Giesecke holds a bachelor’s degrees in classics from the University of California, Los Angeles and a master’s degree and Ph.D. both in classics from Harvard University.

Vella Fowler has been named chair of the department of biological sciences, effective January 2019. She is currently a professor and associate dean of graduate studies in the department of molecular medicine at the Scripps Research Institute.

Dr. Fowler holds a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in Ohio and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.