Eight Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions

Rebecca Robinson has been named associate vice president for the economic development and industry relations office at Oregon State University. She will also serve as senior advisor for strategic initiatives at Oregon State University Cascades. She recently was the president and chief executive officer of K-State Innovation Partners at Kansas State University.

Robinson earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master of business administration degree from Kansas State University where she is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in leadership communication.

Lydia Sermons has been appointed vice president and chief communications officer at Howard University in the District of Columbia. She has served as vice president of strategic communications and marketing at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, for the past two years.

Sermons holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism and public affairs from American University in the District of Columbia.

Harvard University has appointed Holly Jensen to the role of associate dean for communications for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She most recently served as vice president of communications for the University of Arizona. Earlier in her career she held leadership positions for the United States Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Jensen earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Arizona.

Albany State University in Georgia has appointed Kameron Causey director of the Cordele Center, a satellite campus offering classes towards bachelor of science degrees, associate of science degrees, and certificates. Dr. Causey is a licensed physical therapist in the state of Georgia with roughly 20 years of experience in the healthcare field.

Dr. Causey earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Georgia Southwestern State University, a doctor of physical therapy degree from the University of St. Augustine in Florida, and a second doctoral degree in adult and career education from Valdosta State University in Georgia.

Lynanne Jamison has been named interim associate dean of students and interim director of student advocacy for the Virginia Commonwealth University Office of Student Advocacy, a newly established office to serve as a center for connecting students with university services and resources. Dr. Jamison has been with Virginia Commonwealth University for over 11 years, serving in leadership roles such as director of new student and family programs and associate dean for families and family programs.

Dr. Jamison holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Christopher Newport University in Virginia, a master’s degree in college student personnel from the University of Tennessee, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Jamie Lucero has been named project director for the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The alliance, established through an $80 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, aims to help farmers and researchers implement climate-smart practices in their work. Lucero has been with Virginia Tech for the past 17 years serving as director of alumni and constituent relations for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Lucero received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Central Missouri, a master’s degree in animal science and reproductive therapy from Kansas State University, and a master’s degree in agricultural and extension education from Virginia Tech.

University of California Berkeley has selected Suzanne Wones as the school’s next university librarian. She currently serves as the associate university librarian for discovery and access at Harvard University.

Wones holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Massachusetts, a master’s degree in American history from the University of New Hampshire, and a master’s degree in library and information services from the University of Michigan.

Amy Jackson has been promoted to associate dean for university libraries at the University of New Mexico College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences. She has held other positions within the university including director of learning and outreach services, performing arts and digital arts librarian, and digital initiatives librarian,

Jackson holds a bachelor of music degree from the University of Iowa, a master of music degree from the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and a master’s degree in library and information science from Simmons University in Boston.