The Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington, D.C., has recently appointed three new women to its faculty.
Kimberly Luchtenburg has been named assistant professor of finance and real estate. She was previously an assistant professor at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Luchtenberg holds a Ph.D. from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Stacy Merida has been named a professor in the department of management. She was previously an assistant professor of music business at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Merida holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, an MBA from the University of Mobile in Alabama, and a Ph.D. in urban higher education from Jackson State University in Mississippi.
Heng Xu has been named professor of information technology and analytics. She was an associate professor of information sciences and technologies at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Xu holds a Ph.D. in information systems from the National University of Singapore.
Dr. Soufleris, a three-time alumna of the State University of New York System, has more than 35 years of higher education experience spanning student affairs, enrollment management, retention, and student success initiatives.
Most recently, Dr. Van Vlerah served as vice president for student success and institutional strategy at Manchester University in Indiana. She is slated to become the fifteenth president of Notre Dame of Maryland University on July 6.
Dr. Egan comes to her new role as president of Bennington College from Connecticut College, where she has been serving as the Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies, dean of the faculty, and chief academic officer.
Dr. Pfluger has spent the past year as Bakersfield College's interim president. She previously served as vice chancellor of educational services and student success at the Kern Community College District.
Dr. Geneco comes to her new role from Tufts University in Massachusetts, where she has served as provost for the past four years. She is slated become the University at Buffalo's first woman president on August 10.