Eight Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

Stacey Harris has been appointed associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She has over two decades of experience in student affairs operations, most recently serving as dean of students at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Harris is a graduate of Curry College in Massachusetts, where she double-majored in philosophy and communications. She holds a juris doctorate from the Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

Stacy Kula has been promoted to dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Science at Azusa Pacific University in California. She currently serves as an associate professor and chair of the department of educational leadership. Additionally, she is the director of the department’s educational doctorate program.

Dr. Kula is a graduate of Pomona College in California, where she double-majored in linguistics and Spanish. She holds a master’s degree in education and a Ph.D. in educational studies from Claremont Graduate University.

Carolyn Lawrence-Dill has been named dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University. She comes to her new role from Iowa State University, where she currently serves as associate director of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station and associate dean for research and discovery in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Dr Lawrence-Dill holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Hendrix College in Arkansas, a master’s degree in biology from Texas Tech University, and a doctorate in botany from the University of Georgia.

Annette Hux has been selected to serve as interim dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Science at Arkansas State University. She has been with the university since 2009, currently serving as chair of the department of educational leadership, curriculum, and special education.

Dr. Hux completed her undergraduate education at Southwest Baptist University, where she majored in elementary education. She holds a master’s degree in elementary administration from Southeast Missouri State University and a doctorate in educational leadership and higher education from Saint Louis University.

Tara Kent has been appointed dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Felician University in New Jersey. She has served as the associate dean of undergraduate studies in the Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology at Thomas Edison State University in New Jersey for the past five years.

Dr. Kent is a graduate of the University of Delaware, where she majored in psychology. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in sociology and cultural anthropology from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Angel Coaston has been named the inaugural dean of the School of Nursing in the College of Health Science at Pepperdine University in California. She has extensive experience in clinical and educational settings, currently serving as associate dean of clinical academic practice partnerships and associate professor of nursing at California Baptist University.

Dr. Coaston holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Phoenix, a master’s degree in nursing from Western University of Health Sciences, and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of California, San Francisco.

Rosario Ceballo has been named dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. She comes to her new position from Georgetown University, where she served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of psychology. Her new role at the University of Michigan includes faculty appointments in psychology and women’s and gender studies.

Dr. Ceballo is a graduate of Yale University, where she majored in psychology. She holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. in clinical and developmental psychology from the University of Michigan.

Kathryn Anthony has been named the permanent dean of the University of Southern Mississippi Graduate School. She has held the position on an interim basis for the past year. She has been with the university for the past decade, serving as a faculty member with the School of Media and Communication.

Dr. Anthony is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, where she majored in speech communication. She holds a master’s degree in communication and a Ph.D. in health communication and risk and crisis communication from the University of Kentucky.