A Trio of Women Who Have Been Hired to Administrative Posts at Universities

Jeannie Trudel was appointed vice president of academic affairs and student development at Greenville University in Illinois. She has been serving as president of Christian Heritage College in Brisbane, Australia. Earlier, Dr. Trudel was dean of the School of Business at Southern Wesleyan University in Central, South Carolina, from 2012 to 2016 and held several positions at Indiana Wesleyan University from 2004 to 2012.

Dr. Trudel holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Monash University in Australia. She earned a master’s degree in behavioral science from California State University and a doctorate in organizational development from the University of Louisville.

Lisa Dash-Grimes is the new director of talent acquisition within the Office of Human Resources at Clemson University in South Carolina. Dash-Grimes came to Clemson from Pace University in New York, where she served as the senior director of talent strategy.

Dash-Grimes holds a bachelor’s degree in consumer affairs from Montclair State University in New Jersey and a master’s degree in counseling from Pace University. Update: Dash-Grimes is no longer associated with Clemson University.

Barbara Woodhead has been appointed director of services for students with disabilities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She has been serving as interim director. Her office provides services to ensure that no qualified student with a disability will be excluded from participating in any university program or activity, denied the benefits of any university program or activity, or otherwise subjected to discrimination with regard to any university program or activity.

Woodward holds a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature from Wayne State University in Detroit.

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