Four Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as Deans

Ann Huff Stevens has been named dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas. She currently serves as a professor economics at the University of California, Davis.

Dr. Stevens holds a bachelor’s degree from American University in Washington, D.C., and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.

Allyson Watson has been named dean of the College of Education at Florida A&M University. She currently serves as dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Dr. Watson holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, and a doctorate in educational administration, curriculum, and supervision from the University of Oklahoma.

Barbara Hempstead has been named dean of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. She has been a Weill Cornell Medicine faculty member since 1987, most recently serving as senior associate dean for education.

Dr. Hempstead holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Tufts University, and a medical doctorate and a Ph.D. in cellular biology both from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Jill Creighton has been named associate vice president and dean of students at Washington State University. She previously served as the assistant dean of students for conduct and operations at the University of Oregon.

Creighton holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University and a master of education in college student services administration from Oregon State University. She is currently pursuing a doctorate from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

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