New Dean Positions for Three Women Scholars in Healthcare

Linda Haddad has been named dean of the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University. She currently serves as a visiting provost’s fellow at the University of Michigan-Flint. Earlier, she was dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. Earlier, she held senior leadership roles in nursing at several universities, including the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, the University of Florida, and the Jordan University of Science and Technology.

A native of Jordan, Dr. Haddad earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Jordan. She holds a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Maryland.

Jennifer Gwilym has been selected to serve as interim senior dean of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. A faculty member with the college since 2007, she currently teaches as a clinical professor of family medicine. She has served in a variety of leadership roles throughout her long tenure, including chair of the department of primary care and interim senior associate dean of admissions.

Dr. Gwilym received her bachelor’s degree and doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Ohio University.

Linda Weglicki was appointed interim dean of the College of Nursing at Michigan State University. From 2018 to 2023, Dr. Weglicki served as dean of the College of Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina. More recently, she has been a consultant for the Office of Health Research in the College of Nursing at Wayne State University in Detroit, as well as the College of Nursing at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. Earlier in her career, she taught at Florida Atlantic University.

Dr. Weglicki earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Wayne State University. She holds a doctorate in nursing science from the University of Michigan.

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