Amy Hietapelto is the new dean of the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University. Most recently, she served as dean of the Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where she previously had a stint as interim executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. As a scholar, she has published extensively on topics such as leadership, empowerment, and managing change.
Dr. Hietapelto received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her MBA with a focus on marketing from Michigan State University. She holds a Ph.D. in business administration and organization studies from the University of Minnesota.
Molly McGehee has been selected to serve as interim dean of Emory University’s Oxford College, an undergraduate residential college for first- and second-year students. A full professor of English and American studies, she currently serves as the college’s senior associate dean for academic affairs. Before joining the Emory faculty in 2014, she was an associate professor of English at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina.
Dr. McGehee holds a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in North Carolina, a master’s degree from the University of Mississippi, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Emory University.
Taviare Hawkins is the new dean of the School of Science at Hampton University in Virginia. Her background includes more than three decades of research experience in experimental biophysics. Previously, she taught at Wagner College in New York, St. Catherine University in Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
A graduate of the University of Iowa, Dr. Hawkins holds a master’s degree in computer science, as well as a second master’s degree and Ph.D. in physics, all from Syracuse University in New York.