All Entries Tagged With: "East Carolina University"
Here Are 11 Women Faculty Members Who Have New Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
The nine women faculty members in new positions are Amy Simon, Miranda S. Spivack, Jean Lee Cole, Martine Guyot-Bender, Lesley Cottrell, Mary McKernan McKay, Gena Flynn, Yvette Richarson, and Alethia Cook.
The New Provost at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington
From 2007 to 2014, Dr. Marilyn Sheerer was provost at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. There, she also served as dean of the College of Education and in several other administrative roles.
Meredith College Reports Increases in Enrollments and Retention
While many women’s colleges have been struggling to attract students, Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, reports encouraging news. Enrollments are up for the second consecutive year and the college’s retention rate is the highest in more than a decade.
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.
Six Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Kethleen Lowney of Valdosta State University in Georgia, Andrea Modica at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Sarah G. Holterhoff at Valparaiso University in Indiana, Daniell Walsh at East Carolina University, Judith Cone at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Jennifer Katona at the City University of New York.
Six Women Scholars Presented With Prestigious Honors or Awards
The honorees are Dawn Elliot at the University of Delaware, Jean Dickinson Gibbons at Virginia Tech, Gina Brown of Wichita State University, Danielle Walsh of East Carolina University, Marie Chisholm-Burns at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Valerie Polakow of Eastern Michigan University.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Jobs in Higher Education
The appointees are Janice Tawney, Lori S. White, Lorraince Acker, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Janice Lewis, Kirsten Waarala, Laura Simmelink, Nicole Edwards Evans, Sue Roberts, Sarah Covert, Ruth Jacobs Jackson, and Shannon Jackson.
Meredith College Reports Record Fundraising and Enrollment Success
In an era when many women’s colleges are struggling to maintain enrollments and battling budget problems Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, reports good news on both fronts.
Five Women From Academia Receive Distinguished Honors
The honorees are Patricia Sullivan of New Mexico State University, Rhonda Borcherding of Pomona College, Linda Kean of East Carolina University, Anne Arseneau of the College of William and Mary, and the late Della Davidson of the University of California, Davis.
In Memoriam: Michelle Parthenia Winn-Pigford, 1966-2014
Michelle Winn was an associate professor of nephrology at the Duke University Medical Center. Throughout her career, Dr. Winn was a strong advocate for advancing the careers of women and underrepresented minorities in medicine and science.
Two High-Level Administrators Announce They Are Stepping Down
Marilyn Sherrer, provost at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and Bev Lewis, the associate vice chancellor and executive associate athletic director at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, are leaving their administrative positions.
A Quartet of Women Academics Awarded Honors
The award winners are Drucy S. Borowitz of the University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Dawn Braithwaite of the University of Nebraska, Gail Mitchell Hoyt of the University of Kentucky, and Diana McCormick Strickland of East Carolina University.
In Memoriam: Kathleen Lawler Row, 1947-2013
Dr. Row taught psychology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for 30 yers. In 2006, she left Knoxville to become and chair of the psychology department at East Carolina University. She retired from teaching in 2012.
Nine Women in New University Teaching Posts
Taking on new teaching assignments are Senay Simsek, Catherine R. Bazemore-Walker, Erin Iski, Anna-Katherine Ward, Maureen G. Phipps, Adell Amos, Valerie Accetta, Sharon Ballard, and Yea-Fen Chen.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Women taking on new roles are LaShondra Peebles, Michelle, Lepore, Linda Cataldo, Meredith Well-Lepley, Keeley M. Powell, Tamela McNulty Eitle, Nancy Wentworth, Rebecca Benfield, Jennifer M. Schopf, and Kathy Jones.
Seven Women Academics Honored With Notable Awards
The academic women honored with awards are Deb Boykin, Michelle M. Lusardi, Michelle Johnson, Cynthia Deale, Cheryl Burke Davis, Nancy Keselyak, and Corina Sandu.
Deirdre Mageean Named Provost at Cleveland State University
A native of Ireland, for the past seven years, Dr. Mageean has served as vice chancellor for research and graduate studies at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
In Memoriam: Eva Price, 1978-2013
Price, 34 years old at the time of her death, was an instructor in the department of kinesiology of the College of Health and Human Performance at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
A Quartet of Academic Women Earn Awards
The honorees are Archana Chatterjee at Creighton University, Francoise Dussart of the University of Connectiut, Melaine Sartore-Baldwin of East Carolina University, and Samaa Abdurraqib of Bowdoin College.
Four Women Appointed to Named Professorships
The women appointed to named chairs are Jamie Kruse at East Carolina University, Lauren Monroe at Cornell, Lisa Laycock Willet at the University of Alabama Birmingham, and Carole Bellini-Sharp at Hamilton College
New 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.
Five Women Academics Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Yolanda V. Edwards, Lee Upton, Kisha Daniels, Heather Littleton, and Barbara Hines.
One Woman Among the Finalists for Provost at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Since 2005, Deirdre M. Mageean has been vice chancellor for research and graduate studies at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
