The School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro has named three women scholars to Eloise R. Lewis Excellence Professorships. The awards are made to scholars who make significant contributions to the university in teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and service. The professorships honor Eloise R. Lewis, the founding dean of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Heidi Krowchuk has served on the faculty at the university of 29 years. She also serves as associate dean for academic programs. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Michigan. Dr. Krowchuk earned her Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Susan Letvak joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 2000. She currently serves as the coordinator for the nursing school’s Veterans Access Program. Dr. Letvak earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. She holds a Ph.D. from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.
Pamela Johnson Rowsey joined the faculty at the university in 2016 as a professor and chair of the adult health nursing department. Dr. Rowsey is a graduate of Mississippi University for Women, where she majored in nursing. She holds a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
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.