Ten Women Scholars Appointed to New Roles in Academia

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

New Deanships for Six Women at Colleges and Universities

The new deans are Julie Akers at Washington State University, Leslie Rissler at the University of Montana, Rhonda L. Mingo at Presbyterian College in South Carolina, Leigh Giles-Brown at Lincoln Land Community College in Illinois, Jasmin Feimster at Pitt Community College in North Carolina, and Kayla Caron at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts.

Six Women Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education

The appointments are Deana Warner at Southwest Minnesota State University, Jane Chadwick at Virginia Tech, Kizzy N. Lea at Livingstone College in North Carolina, Katreshia Louis-Verett at North Carolina A&T State University, Becky Hall Frenkel at Rice University in Texas, and Katelynn Potter at Mississippi State University.

University of California, Merced Names Four Women to Endowed Chairs

The four women appointed to endowed professorships are Christina Baker in African American engagement, Zenaida Aguirre-Muñoz in cognitive and information sciences, Courtenay Monroe in political science, and Jinah Kim in global arts, media and writing studies.

Five Women Have Joined the Faculty at Washington and Lee University in Virginia

The new women faculty are Sofia Elverdin in politics, Lauren Hughes in law, Jaime Roots in German, Soo Yon Ryu in business administration, and Carrie Stanton in law.

A Quartet of Women Have Been Promoted in the College of Business at Clemson University

Erin M. Hawkins was promoted to associate professor in the School of Accountancy. Zhihong Ke, Sharon Sheridan, and Lori Tribble Trudell were all named associate professors in the department of management.

New Faculty Roles for a Dozen Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Eight Women Who Have Been Selected for Dean Appointments

The new deans are Brenessa Lindeman at Case Western Reserve University, Sarah J. Williams at Penn State Dickinson Law, Tamera Halter at Vincennes University, Bethany Sansing-Helton at Wenatchee Valley College, Anne Shaffer at the University of Georgie, Terri L. Warholak at the Medical University of South Carolina, Brittaney S. Lott at Voorhees University, and Cheryl A. Thaxton at Winston-Salem State University.

New Administrative Roles for Eight Women in Academia

The appointments are Mattie White at Emory University, Kristin Nines at Marquette University, Julie Breen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Enku Gelaye at the University of Pittsburgh, MarQuita L. Danzy at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Nicky Gilberston at the University of South Dakota, Brandi Wells-Stone at the University of New Mexico, and Brook McArdle at Mount Mary University.

Three Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Universities

Ting Zhu is the Jack A. Hockema Chair in Business at Purdue University, Crystal Levesque is the inaugural Rick Wahlstrom Endowed Chair in Swine Production at South Dakota State University and Michelle Theriault Boots is the new Atwood Chair of Journalism at the University of Alaska Anchorage

New Academic Roles for Seven Women Scholars in Higher Education

The women who have been selected for new academic roles are Colleen Murphy at the University of Illinois, Nathalia Jaramillo at Wayne State University, Amy Rector at Virginia Commonwealth University, Jennifer Detlor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lan Luo at the University of Southern California, Stephanie Bonnes at the University of New Haven, and Tracy Fasolino at Kennesaw State University.

New Dean Appointments for Four Women in Academia

The new deans are Carrie Hoverman Colla at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Caddie Putnam Rankin at Washington College in Maryland, Dawna Jones at Duke University in North Carolina, and Sarah Hartman at Tusculum University in Tennessee.