Kelly Bruhn has been named dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2026. A full professor of public relations, Dr. Bruhn currently serves as the school’s associate dean. Her scholarship centers on public relations pedagogy and agency-client relationships. Before joining the Drake faculty, she worked in public relations for Verizon Wireless and various nonprofit organizations.
A graduate of Valparaiso University in Indiana, Dr. Bruhn holds a master’s degree from Ball State University in Indiana and a doctorate from Michigan State University.
Jamie Wittenberg has been appointed dean of University Libraries at Loyola University Chicago, effective January 1. She comes to her new role from the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, where she has been serving as assistant dean for research and innovation strategies. Earlier, she was head of research data management and scholarly communication at Indiana University Libraries and led the research data management program at the University of California, Berkeley.
Wittenberg received her bachelor’s degree from Bard College in New York, a master’s degree in culture, media, and cultural management from Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany, and a master of library and information science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently completing a doctorate in leadership for educational equity at the University of Colorado Denver.
Heather Greenlee has been selected to serve as interim dean of the Graduate College at Iowa State University. She has been servinig as the college’s associate dean for student and scholar success and holds the title of Lora and Russ Talbor Endowed Professor in Veterinary Medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s department of biomedical sciences. Her research interests include systems biology and neurodegeneration.
Dr. Greelee earned her bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. from Iowa State University.