All Entries Tagged With: "Alabama State University"
Rolanda Horn Named Chair-Elect of NASPA’s Center for Women
The Center for Women within the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators was established in 2001 to bring attention to issues concerning women in higher education. Dr. Horn has served as a board member for the center for the past two years.
Linda Holloway Receives Anti-Oppression Award From the American Counseling Association
The Dr. Mary Smith Anti-Oppression Award from the American Counseling Association recognizes counselors and counselor educators who challenge oppression within the counseling field and their local communities.
Eight Women Appointed to Administrative Posts 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 contact@WIAReport.com.
Eight Women Leaders Appointed to Administrative Posts
The appointments are Melissa Smiley at Wayne State University, Lisa Ferrell at North Carolina State University, Shani Crayton at Alabama State University, Jessica Brown at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Naomi Nixon at Florida International University, Kimberly Shiner at California State University Fullerton, Genita Magnum at Delaware State University, and Marie Harf at the University of Pennsylvania
Ten Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
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 contact@WIAReport.com.
New Administrative Duties for Nine Women 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 contact@WIAReport.com.
Michelle Samuel-Foo of Alabama State University Wins a Major Entomological Award
Michelle Samuel-Foo, an assistant professor at Alabama State University, has been selected to receive the Founders Memorial Recognition, one of the highest nationwide honors given by the Entomological Society of America. She is the first African American to earn the award.
In Memoriam: Denise Michelle Chapman Montgomery, 1959-2020
Dr. Montgomery was the founding dean of the College of Health Sciences at Alabama State University. Earlier in her career, she taught at Langston University in Oklahoma and Florida A&M University.
Michelle Samuel-Foo Elected President of the Southeastern Entomological Society of America
Dr. Samuel-Foo joined the faculty at Alabama State University in 2018. Earlier, she taught for 10 years at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida. There, she conducted research on specialty crop pest management.
In Memoriam: Byrdie Annette Larkin, 1952-2019
Dr. Larkin joined the faculty at Alabama State University in 1977. At the time, she was the only women faculty member in the department of political science. She taught at the university for 39 years until her retirement in 2016.
Four Women Who Have Stepped Down From Their Posts at Colleges and Universities
The four women who have retired from their posts in higher education are Tommie Stewart at Alabama State University, Diane Windham Shaw at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, Filomina C. Steady at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, and Alfreda Horton at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Alabama State University Professor Wins the 2017 Balcones Poetry Prize
Jacqueline Allen Trimble, chair of the department of languages and literatures at Alabama State University in Montgomery, was named as the recipient of the 2017 Balcones Poetry Prize from the Balcones Center for Creative Writing at Austin Community College.
Two Women Professors Earn Seven Sisters Book Awards
The Seven Sisters Book Awards were established in 2015 by author Lynne Hinton to honor women writers. Among this year’s four winners are Jacqueline Allen Trimble chair of the department of languages and literatures at Alabama State University and Kathy Giuffre, a professor of sociology at Colorado College.
Gwendolyn Boyd Suspended as President of Alabama State University
By a vote of 8-6, the board of trustees of Alabama State University voted to suspend Gwendolyn Boyd from her position as president of the university. President Boyd was charged with “failure to maintain the confidence of the board.”
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Positions as Deans
Thew new deans are Amanda Bryant-Friedrich at the University of Toledo in Ohio, Marilyn Macik-Frey at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and Cheryl Easley at Alabama State University in Montgomery.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
In Memoriam: Beverly Ross, 1950-2015
Beverly Ross was dean of students at Trenholm State Technical College in Montgomery, Alabama. Since 2004, she also served as an elected member of the school board for the Montgomery Public School System.
New Alabama State University Leader Agrees Not to “Cohabitate” in the President’s House
Gwendolyn Boyd was recently appointed the first woman president of Alabama State University in Montgomery. Her contract states that she is prohibited from cohabitating in the president’s residence with anyone with whom she has a romantic relation.
The First Woman President of Alabama State University
Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd has been serving as the executive assistant to the chief of staff of the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in Laurel, Maryland.
Three Women Win Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama State University
The women alleged that they were subjected to inappropriate comments about their bodies and clothes, were brushed up against in a narrow filing room, and were subjected to unwanted romantic advances.
Alabama State University Receives Funding for Programs to Prevent Violence Against Women
The university will receive $300,000 over the next three years from the U.S. Justice Department.
Tonea Stewart to Be Presented With the Living Legend Award
A dean and head of the theater program at Alabama State University will be honored at the National Black Theatre Festival.
