Appointments

Nine Women Professors Appointed to New Positions at Universities

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 [email protected].

New Dean Appointments for Eight Women in Academia

The new deans are Mei Zhao at the University of North Florida, Emily Roper-Doten at Brandeis University, Melissa Craft at the University of Oklahoma, Stephani Etheridge Woodson at the University of Northern Colorado, Sandra Smith at Brown University, Keisha Pollack Porter at Johns Hopkins University, Lisa Saltzman at Bryn Mawr College, and Saskia van de Gevel at Virginia Tech.

Seven Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

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

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Princeton University

The four women appointed to endowed chairs at Princeton University in New Jersey are Anne Anlin Cheng in English, Jenny Greene in astrophysical sciences, Margaret Martonosi in computer science and Olga Troyanskaya in computer science.

Five Women Professors Who Have Been Promoted to New Faculty Ranks

The women who have been promoted to new faculty ranks are Lydia Kavraki at Rice University, Laura Vogel at Illinois State University, Daphne Greeberg at Georgia State University, Qing-Xiang Sang at Florida State University, and Julie Collins-Dogrul at Whittier College in California.

New Dean Appointments for Five Women in Academia

The new deans are Kamala Kiem at Columbia University, Lesley Clack at Mississippi State University-Meridian, Kelly Bradley at Marshall University in West Virginia, Geri Glover at New Mexico Highlands University, and Theresa Hickey at Western Oregon University.

Six Women Appointed to Administrative Roles at Universities

The administrative appointments are Becky Simcik at Pennsylvania State University, Angel Pointer at South Carolina State University, Usha Lee McFarling at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stacy Jones at the University of Georgia, Aimee Heeter at the University of Illinois, and Donna Blake at Utah State University Blanding.

A Trio of Women Selected for Named Faculty Positions

The three women who have been selected for endowed faculty appointments are Samantha Power at Harvard University, Hannah Pollin-Galay at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Misty Gamble at West Texas A&M University.

Three Women Scholars Promoted and Granted Tenure at Knox College in Illinois

Roya Biggie was promoted to associate professor of English. Deirdre Dougherty was named an associate professor of educational studies and Leanne Trapedo Sims was appointed the Daniel J. Logan Associate Professor of Peace and Justice.

Alverno College in Wisconsin Promotes Three Women Scholars to New Faculty Ranks

Melissa Bonds, Ronett Jacobs, and Andrea Skyberg have been promoted from assistant professors to associate professors at Alverno College, a women's liberal arts educational institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Six Women Professors Take on New Roles at Universities

The appointments are Jill Drouillard at Mississippi University for Women, Carrie Geiger at the University of Florida, Renata Engel at Pennsylvania State University, Cicilia Yudha at the University of Nevada-Reno, Jami Fukui at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, and Allison Harris at Illinois State University.

A Trio of Women Appointed to University Dean Positions

The new deans are Wendy Powers at the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dawn Conway at Wright State University's Raj Soin College of Business in Ohio, and Brigitte Vittrup at Texas Woman's University's College of Professional Education.