Peggy Odegard was named chair of the department of pharmacy at the University of Washington. She is the first woman to hold the post.
Dr. Odegard holds bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in pharmacy from the University of Washington. She joined the university’s faculty in 1990 as a lecturer and rose to the rank of full professor. She is also licensed and practicing pharmacist.
Gail L. Thompson has been appointed to the Wachovia Endowed Chair of Education at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.
Dr. Thompson is a graduate of the University of Southern California. She holds master’s and doctoral degrees from Claremont Graduate University. Professor Thompson is the author of six books, including her latest work, The Power of One: How You Can Help or Harm African American Students.
The Department of Education has determined that Yale University failed to report a number of sex crimes that occurred on campus during the 2001-06 period. Colleges and universities are required to report crime statistics to the federal government under the Clery Act.
Ruth J. Simmons, president of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, received the Susan Colver Rosenberger Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the university’s faculty. The medal, presented for the first time in 1925, honors Dr. Simmons on her tenth anniversary as Brown’s president.
Joan Hinde Stewart, president of Hamilton College, received the 2011 Posse Star award from the Posse Foundation, the nonprofit organization that identifies high achieving public high school students from underrepresented groups and matches them with partner colleges. This is the tenth year that Hamilton has accepted students in conjunction with the Posse Foundation.
Pauline Maier, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of American History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the winner of the 2011 George Washington Book Prize for 
The Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) center at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, received the Women’s Business Center of Excellence Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The center is under the direction of Joanne Lenweaver.
Rosalyn S. Yalow, the second woman to win the Nobel Prize in Medicine, has died in New York City at the age of 89. Dr. Yalow earned the Nobel Prize in 1977 for her work in radioimmunoassay, a process that uses radioactive tracers to measures insulin and other substances in blood. Her work was instrumental for research in diabetes, fertility, thyroid problems, and hormonal treatments.
Penelope H. Wills was named president of Yavapai College, a community college with enrollments of about 8,200 students in Prescott, Arizona. Her appointment is effective on August 1. For the past seven years, Dr. Wills has been president of Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar. Previously, she was vice president for student development at Georgia Highlands College in Rome, Georgia.
Jean Ann Linney was named dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. The appointment is effective on August 15. She was the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Cerri Banks was appointed dean at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. She will assume her new position on July 15. Dr. Banks has been serving as dean and professor of education at William Smith College in Geneva, New York.
Susan Whitener has been selected as dean of the Community and Technical College at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. She was associate vice chancellor for the West Hills Community College District in Coalinga, California.
Charlotte H. Johnson was named dean at Dartmouth College. She was vice president and dean of the college at Colgate University.
A major new initiative to boost women’s education worldwide was launched at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education will aim to increase educational opportunities for women across the globe, but particularly in areas where the majority of women do not receive adequate education.
The Davidson College board of trustees has elected Carol Quillen as the college’s 18th president. When she takes office on August, she will become the first woman to lead Davidson, which at one time only enrolled men. Davidson College, located 20 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina, is regarded as one of the most respected liberal arts colleges in the nation.
Happy Craven Fernandez announced that she will step down a year from now as president of Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. Dr. Fernandez has led the school since 1999.
Wendy Gillespie, a professor in the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, was named the winner of the Thomas Binkley Award from Early Music America. The award is given for outstanding achievement in performance and scholarship by the director of a college or university early music ensemble.
Meera Narasimhan, professor and interim chair of the department of neuropsychiatry and behavioral sciences at the medical school of the University of South Carolina, was given the Outstanding Academician Award from the Indo American Psychiatric Association.
Jill Fitzgerald, who is retiring this month as a professor of literacy at the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was elected into the Reading Hall of Fame of the International Reading Association.
JoAnne Stubbe won the James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Stubbe is the Novartis Professor of Chemistry and Biology at MIT. Named after a former president of MIT, the award honors “extraordinary professional accomplishment by an MIT faculty member.”
“Women are proved to be the stronger sex, especially when it comes to mental and intellectual strength. For the reason of their mental and intellectual strength, women should be given priority by our governments in academic development and leadership opportunities. Without giving attention to the education of our women, development is doubtful.”
Hazel M. McFerson was promoted from associate to full professor in the department of public and international affairs at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Cristanne Miller was named Edward H. Butler Professor of Literature in the English department at the University of Buffalo. She has been on the faculty at the university since 2006. She previously taught at Pomona College in California.
Nancy Staudt will join the faculty at the Gould School of Law at the University of Southern California. She will be the inaugural holder of the Edward G. Lewis Chair in Law. She has been serving as a professor of tax law at Northwestern University.
Kari Weil was named University Professor of Letters at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She has been on the Wesleyan faculty since 2007. Dr. Weil previously taught at Wake Forest University.
Jolene Rickard, an associate professor in the department of history of art and visual studies at Cornell University, was named director of the university’s American Indian Program. The interdisciplinary program offers about 20 courses each year and undergraduate and graduate minors.
Linda Ruth was appointed to the Joseph S. Bruno Chair in the College of Human Sciences at Auburn University. In this position she will direct the Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad in Italy program. She has been serving as an associate professor of architecture.
Garnett S. Stokes was named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The appointment is effective on August 1. Dr. Stokes will also be a professor of psychology at the university. She has been serving as dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia.
Heather Hardy is the new provost at the University of Nevada at Reno. She has served as a professor of English and dean of the College of Liberal Arts since joining the university in 2005. Previously, she was a dean at Colorado State University.
Barbara Adamcik was appointed interim provost at Idaho State University in Pocatello. Her appointment is effective on June 25.
Kathleen A. Getz was named dean of the School of Business Administration at Loyola University of Chicago. She has been serving as associate dean for academic affairs at the Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington, D.C.
Robin N. Coger is the new dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. She has been serving as a professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Also at North Carolina A&T State University, Inez Tuck was appointed dean of the School of Nursing, effective July 1. She was a professor of nursing and an associate dean at the nursing school at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Margaret Raymond, the William G. Hammond Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, was named dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Professor Raymond has been on the law school faculty at the University of Iowa since 1995.
Stacy L. Leeds was named dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law. When she takes over her new duties on July 1, she will become the first American Indian woman to serve as dean of a law school. She has been serving as interim associate dean, professor of law, and director of the Tribal Law and Government Center at the University of Kansas. She has also taught at the University of North Dakota and the University of Wisconsin.
Dora Anne Mills was appointed vice president for clinical affairs at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. The appointment takes effect on September 1. She was the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Julie K. Griffith was named vice president for public affairs at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, effective June 20. She has been serving as vice president for government affairs and foundation relations with Duke Energy in Indianapolis. Griffith, a graduate of Ball State University, has been employed by Duke Energy since 1997.
Lisa M. Rudgers is the new vice president for global communications and strategic initiatives at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She has been an independent communications consultant for higher educational institutions. From 2000 to 2007, she was vice president for communications at the University of Michigan.
Marie Davidian, the William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Statistics at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, was elected president of the American Statistical Association. Dr. Davidian will serve one-year as president-elect beginning in January. In January 2013 she will become the 108th president of the association.
Kindred I. Murillo was named president of Lake Tahoe Community College in California. She has been serving as vice chancellor of administrative services for the Contra Costa Community College District. Previously, she has held administrative positions at Copper Mountain Community College in Joshua Tree, California, and for the Pasadena Area Community College District.
Jean Floten, who has served since 1989 as president of Bellevue College in Washington State, has announced that she is stepping down. As of August 1, Floten will be chancellor of the Washington branch of Western Governors University.
The University of Hawaii board of regents has chosen Noreen Yamane as the next chancellor of Hawaii Community College. Her appointment is effective on July 1. She has been serving as interim chancellor since July 2010. Previously, she was interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at the college. She joined the faculty at the college in 1980 as an instructor of mathematics.
The Rivier College board of trustees unanimously elected Sister Paula Marie Buley as the 12th president of the educational institution. The appointment is effective on August 1. Dr. Buley has 25 years of experience as an administrator in higher education. She was executive vice president for administration at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.
Dartmouth College recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Women in Science Project. The project aims to boost the number of women earning degrees in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering.
Vivian S. Lee was named senior vice president for health sciences and dean of the University of Utah School of Medicine. Her appointment is effective on July 1. She has been serving as vice dean for science, chief scientific officer, and senior vice president at the Langone Medical Center of New York University.
Sheryl Tucker was appointed dean of the Graduate College at Oklahoma State University, effective on August 1. Dr. Tucker will also have a tenured appointment as a professor of chemistry at the university. She has been serving as director of the Graduate Research Fellowship Program at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. From 2007 to 2009, Dr. Tucker was associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Missouri.
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Co-director Celia Slater is the executive director of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy, Play with Purpose and Winning Careers in Athletics programs. She is a graduate of Florida State University and holds a master’s degree in sports administration from the University of Northern Colorado.
The other co-director is Judy Sweet, a consultant to many universities on gender equity issues. She is the former director of athletics at the University of California at San Diego. Sweet is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. She earned a master’s degree from the University of Arizona and an MBA from National University in San Diego.
The Langone Medical Center at New York University has received two grants for breast cancer research from the Avon Foundation for Women. One grant will support genetic research on cells from the breasts of premenopausal women. William L. Carroll, the Julie and Edward J. Minskoff Professor of Pediatrics and director of the NYU Cancer Institute, explained that “understanding the genetic basis of cancer is a critical component of ultimately identifying ways to treat — and ultimately eradicate — the disease.”
Martha Bradley, dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah, was named associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of undergraduate studies at the university. Dean Bradley will take over her new position in July 1.
Renee T. White was named dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Simmons College in Boston. Her appointment takes effect on September 1. She has been serving as a professor of sociology and black studies at Fairfield University in Connecticut.
Also at Simmons College, Judy A. Beal was appointed dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. She will take office on July 1. She has served in the post on an interim basis and has been on the faculty at Simmons for nearly 30 years.
Mary L. Snyder was named dean of the College of Education at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She will assume her new duties on July 1. Dr. Snyder has been serving as dean of the College of Education at the University of Alaska in Anchorage.
Teresa Balser, director of the Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin, has been named the new dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida. Dr. Balser has taught at the University of Wisconsin since 2001.
Marsha McSpadden, an instructor of creative writing and English composition at the University of Alabama, is the inaugural winner of the Bevel Summers Prize. The prize, awarded by Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review, recognizes the best short story of less than 1,000 words. McSpadden’s story, Facsimile in Boots, was selected from over 200 entries. She will be awarded a cash prize and her story will be published in Shenandoah this coming September.
Becky J. Hoover is the new vice president for talent development and human resources at the University of Akron in Ohio. Dr. Hoover has been at the university since 1993, except for one three-year period where she worked at Purdue University. Most recently, she was interim co-director of human resources.
Christa Lee Olson was appointed vice provost for international programs at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Her appointment will take effect on July 25. She has been serving as associate director of international initiatives at the American Council of Education (ACE). Prior to going to the ACE, she was on the faculty at New Jersey City University.
Beth Halloran was named vice president for development and alumni relations at Grinnell College in Iowa. The appointment is effective as of July 5. She has been serving as assistant vice president in the Office of University Development at the University of Michigan.
Betsy Mitchell was appointed director of athletics, recreation, and physical education at the California Institute of Technology. When she takes office in July, she will be the first woman to hold the position on a permanent basis. She was the athletics director at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania.
Heidi Julien was named director of the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Her appointment is effective on August 16. Currently, she is professor and graduate coordinator at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
Kate Flint was appointed Provost Professor of English and Art History at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She was chair of the department of English at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She previously taught at Bristol University and Oxford University.
Also at the University of Southern California, Lee Epstein was named Provost Professor of Law and Politics Science with appointments at the Gould School of Law and USC’s Dornsife College. She has been serving as the Henry Wade Rogers Professor at Northwestern University.
Joan K. Smith, dean of the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at the University of Oklahoma, was awarded a Regents’ Professorship at the university. Dr. Smith is stepping down as dean on June 30 after 16 years in the post to devote her time to teaching. An educator for more than 30 years, Dean Smith is the author of four books and is noted for her scholarship on educational foundations.
Lisa Wedeen, a noted scholar of Middle East politics, was named the Mary R. Morton Professor in Political Science at the University of Chicago. She has spent the current academic year on sabbatical in Syria.
Jamie Comstock, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Butler University in Indianapolis, will serve a two-month term as interim president of the university. Current president Bobby Fong is stepping down on May 31 and will become president of Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. James M. Danko will become Butler’s 21st president on Aug. 1. Currently he is The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of Villanova School of Business.
Kimberly Perry was named president of Butte College in Oroville, California. The two-year community college has about 13,000 students. The appointment is effective on July 1. Currently she is vice president of academic affairs at Los Angeles City College. She was also a finalist for the presidency of Las Positas College in Livermore, California.