Regina Deil-Amen has been promoted to dean of the College of Education at the University of Arizona. A faculty member since 2007, she has served in several leadership roles at the college, including director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education, head of the department of educational policy studies and practice, and associate dean for faculty affairs. Her research centers on college access, student transitions to four-year institutions, and evidence-based practices that promote student success.
Dr. Deil-Amen received her bachelor’s degree in sociology and public relations from Syracuse University in New York. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in sociology from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Marna Hostetler was promoted to dean of the David L. Rice Library at the University of Southern Indiana. Prior to her new role, she was the library’s director of library services. Before joining the Southern Indiana faculty in 2012, she spent 13 years at the University of South Carolina, where she was head of inter-library loan, head of access services, and associate dean of libraries. Earlier in her career, she was a public services librarian at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.
Hostetler earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and psychology and her master’s degree in library science from Indiana University. She holds a second master’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern Indiana.
Delana Schartner is the founding dean of Georgia Southern University’s newly established University College, which will serve as the academic home for students in associate degree programs, interdisciplinary bachelor’s degrees, dual enrollment, ROTC, continuing and professional education, and a variety of other academic programs. A faculty member since 2000, Dr. Schartner most recently served as assistant provost and vice president for academic policy and initiatives. She also teaches as a professor of chemistry.
Dr. Schartner holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and a PhD. in analytical chemistry from the University of South Carolina.