Jeanine E. Gangeness has been named acting dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Winona State University in Minnesota. She joined the university in 2015 as associate vice president for academic affairs and also served as dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
Dr. Gangeness holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master’s degree in rural health, and a Ph.D. in nursing education all from the University of North Dakota.
Beth A Longenecker has been named dean of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens. She currently serves as associate dean for clinical education and assistant professor of emergency medicine at Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Longenecker is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she majored in musicology with a minor in piano performance. She holds a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Ohio 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.