Amber Reed was promoted to assistant dean of strategic assessment and accreditation in the College of Education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. For the past four years, Dr. Reed has served as director of the college’s office of strategic assessment and accreditation. Before coming to Purdue, she was dean of global education at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Dr. Reed earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in elementary education and a doctorate in language literacy with minors in early child education and curriculum and instruction from Indiana University.
Carrie Zelna was named vice president for student affairs at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. Dr. Zelna comes to her new appointment from North Carolina State University, where she served as senior associate vice chancellor in the division of academic and student affairs. Earlier in her tenure, she was the university’s associate vice provost/associate vice chancellor and director of assessment.
Dr. Zelna earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and her master’s degree in counseling and human development from Radford University in Virginia. She holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy analysis from North Carolina State University.

Norman received her bachelor’s degree in political science and government from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and her master’s degree in information resources management from Syracuse University in New York.

Chadwick received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and religious studies from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and her master’s degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania.


