Lynn Bailey has been named the Flatt Professor in Foods and Nutrition. She is the head of the department of foods and nutrition and has been a professor at the University of Georgia since 2011.
Dr. Bailey holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, a master’s degree in nutrition from Clemson University in South Carolina, and a Ph.D. in nutrition from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Sheri Worthy has been named as the inaugural Samuel A. and Sharon Y. Nickols Professorship. She is the head of the department of financial planning, housing, and consumer economics and has been a professor at the University of Georgia since 2013.
Dr. Worthy holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of North Dakota, an MBA in marketing from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in consumer economics from Texas Tech University.
Brenda Cude has been named Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences. She has been a professor in the department of financial planning, housing, and consumer economics at the University of Georgia since 2006.
Dr. Cude holds a bachelor’s degree in home economics education and a master’s degree in consumer economics from the University of Tennessee at Martin and a Ph.D. in consumer economics from Purdue University.
Dr. Soufleris, a three-time alumna of the State University of New York System, has more than 35 years of higher education experience spanning student affairs, enrollment management, retention, and student success initiatives.
Most recently, Dr. Van Vlerah served as vice president for student success and institutional strategy at Manchester University in Indiana. She is slated to become the fifteenth president of Notre Dame of Maryland University on July 6.
Dr. Egan comes to her new role as president of Bennington College from Connecticut College, where she has been serving as the Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies, dean of the faculty, and chief academic officer.
Dr. Pfluger has spent the past year as Bakersfield College's interim president. She previously served as vice chancellor of educational services and student success at the Kern Community College District.
Dr. Geneco comes to her new role from Tufts University in Massachusetts, where she has served as provost for the past four years. She is slated become the University at Buffalo's first woman president on August 10.