All Entries in the "Leadership" Category
The First Woman President of Utah State University
Since 2013, Dr. Cockett has served as executive vice president and provost at the university. From 2006 to 2013, she was vice president for extension and agriculture. From 2002 to 2013, Dr. Cockett was dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences.
Two Women Academics Elected to Lead National Organizations
Mary M. Case, professor and university librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been elected president of the Association of Research Libraries and Lora Lee Howard, a University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension agent, has been named president-elect of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Carolyn Meyers Announces Her Resignation as President of Jackson State University in Mississippi
A year ago, Carolyn Meyers, president of Jackson State University, had her contract extended for another four years. Now, she has resigned after it was revealed that the university’s financial situation has deteriorated.
The Next President of Central Connecticut State University
Zulma R. Toro is executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She has held this post since 2013. And since July she has been serving as interim chancellor of the university. She will begin her new duties at Central Connecticut State University on January 3.
Barbara Ransby Elected President of the National Women’s Studies Association
Barbara Ransby is the Distinguished Professor of African American studies, gender and women’s studies, and history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her two-year term as president will begin at the conclusion of the association’s annual conference in Montreal in November.
Kimberly Gold Named President of Robeson Community College in North Carolina
Dr. Gold has been serving as executive vice president and chief academic officer at Isothermal Community College in Spindale, North Carolina. She has been on the faculty at Isothermal Community College since 1995.
The Next Leader of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Kelly Quintanilla was appointed interim president of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She will assume her new duties on January 1, upon the retirement of current university president Flavius Killebrew. Currently, she is provost and vice president for academic affairs.
Tara J. Schapmire to Serve as President of the Association of Oncology Social Work
Tara J. Schapmire is an assistant professor of general internal medicine at the School of Medicine of the University of Louisville. She also is an affiliated faculty member at the university’s School of Social Work. She will serve one-year as president-elect and then become president of the organization in January 2018.
A Change in Leadership at the College of New Rochelle in New York
Judith Huntington, president of the newly co-educational College of New Rochelle in New York, resigned her position on October 15. The board of trustees cited “umet financial obligations” as a reason for the president’s resignation. Provost Dorothy Escribano was named interim president.
One Woman Among the Three Finalists for Provost at the University of Arkansas
Sheryl Tucker is the associate vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate College at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. She is also a professor of chemistry at the university.
Missy Hopper of Mississippi State University to Lead Phi Kappa Phi
The honor society was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine. It is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. Since its founding, more than 1 million members have been inducted into the honorary society.
Lisa Coico Resigns as President of City College of New York
The resignation came one day after a story in the New York Times questioned $150,000 in personal expenses that may have been paid by the research arm of the City University of New York System. A federal investigation is under way to determine if federal research funds were used improperly.
LaVerne Harmon Named the Next President of Wilmington University in Delaware
LaVerne Harmon is currently executive vice president at Wilmington University. When she takes office on July 1, she will become the first African American woman to serve as president of a university in the state of Delaware.
Bernadette Gray-Little to Step Down as Chancellor of the University of Kansas
Bernadette Gray-Little, the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas, announced that she will step down at the end of the current academic year. When she was named chancellor in 2009, Dr. Gray-Little became the first woman in history to hold the position.
Three Women Are Finalists for Executive Vice Chancellor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
They are: Cheryl Achterberg, dean of the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University, Elizabeth Spiller, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, and Sheryl Tucker, associate provost and dean of the Graduate College at Oklahoma State University.
D. Ann Pabst to Lead the Society for Marine Mammalogy
D. Ann Pabst is a professor of marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her research focuses on musculoskeletal design and thermoregulatory function in whales, dolphins, and porpoises. She will serve two years as president-elect of the society and then two years as president.
Kandi Deitemeyer to Be the Next President of Central Piedmont Community College
Dr. Deitemeyer will transition from leading a college with a little more than 2,000 students to a large community college with nearly 20,000 students in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Judy Mitchell Named the Ninth President of Joliet Junior College in Illinois
Dr. Mitchell has served as interim president of Joilet Junior College since March of this year. From 2012 to early 2016, she was vice president of administrative services at the college. Dr. Mitchell holds a doctorate in community college leadership from National Louis University in Chicago.
The New President of Cañada College in Redwood City, California
Dr. Jamillah Moore was selected from among 47 applicants for the job as president of Cañada College. She had been serving as interim vice chancellor of educational services and planning for the San Mateo County Community College District.
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions at Major Universities
Emelyn dela Pena was appointed dean of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis. Candice Chan was named dean of international admissions at Furman University in South Carolina and Mary Corliss Pearl was named dean of the William E. Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York.
Elmira Mangum May Be on the Way Out as Florida A&M University President
Recently the board of trustees voted – by a 7-5 margin – not to renew the president’s contract when it expires in April. The board created a task force to determine the future of leadership at the university. It did not rule out extending the president’s contract and it did not rule out letting her go.
Alecia Webb Is the New Leader of the Jacksonville Campus of Brenau University
Brenau University, an educational institution for women in Gainesville, Georgia, has announced that Alecia Webb is the new director of the university’s campus in Jacksonville, Florida. She had been serving as assistant director of the King’s Bay campus of the university.
Two Women Among the Finalists for Associate Provost Position at the University of Georgia
The two women candidates for associate provost for international education are Kiki Caruson, assistant vice president for research, innovation, and global affairs at the University of South Florida and Jane E. Gatewood, associate provost for global engagement at the University of Rochester in New York.
A Change in Leadership at Bennett College in North Carolina
Rosalind Fuse-Hall has stepped down as president of Bennett College, the historically Black educational institution for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, provost and vice president for academic affairs, is serving as interim president.
Susan Stocker Gets More on Her Plate at Kent State University
Since 2001, Dr. Stocker has been serving as dean and chief administrative officer for the Ashtabula campus of Kent State University. Now she will also direct another branch campus and a regional training center.
Glena Temple Will Be the Next President of Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Dr. Glena Temple joined the faculty at Viterbo University in 2001 and served as dean of the School of Letters and Sciences from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed vice president for academic affairs in 2015.
The New Leader of Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania
Susan Traverso is the first woman to serve as president of Thiel College in the educational institution’s 150-year history. She was provost, senior vice president, and professor of history at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Lori Durden Is the New President of Ogeechee Technical College in Georgia
Durden has been acting president since June 30. Previously, she was vice president for economic development at the college. Earlier, Durden served as director of small business development at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
The Next Leader of the National Association of Addiction Professionals
Dr. Diane Sevening is an assistant professor of addiction studies at the University of South Dakota. She will lead the association that represents more than 85,000 addiction counselors, educators, and addiction-focused healthcare professionals worldwide.
Erma Vizenor Appointed President of Leech Lake Tribal College in Minnesota
Dr. Vizenor served for 12 years as chair of the White Earth Tribal Council. For the past two years, she has been a member of the board of trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. She holds a doctorate from Harvard University.
Denise Whisenhunt Is the New Leader of San Diego City College
Denise Whisenhunt has been serving as vice president for student services at the college. Whisenhunt is expected to serve as interim president for up to a year. The college currently enrolls about 17,000 students. Women make up 52 percent of the student body.
The Next President of Fresno City College in California
Carole S. Goldsmith has been serving as president of the Coalinga campus of West Hills College. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the joint doctoral program at University of California, Davis and California State University, Fresno.
Patricia Moulton to Lead Vermont Technical College
The board of trustees of the Vermont State Colleges has appointed Patricia Moulton to serve a one-year term as president of Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center.
University of South Carolina Upstate Names an Interim Chancellor
For the past year, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick has been serving as vice president for planning for the University of South Carolina System. Previously, she was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina.
Beverly Davenport to Lead the University of Cincinnati
Since 2013, Dr. Beverly Davenport has served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the university. Earlier, she was vice provost for faculty affairs at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
