As a professor of sociology at Elizabethtown College, Dr. Kozimor is dedicated to innovative instruction, mentoring, and professional development for both students and faculty.
For the past sixth months, McCormick has served as interim president of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Prior to her interim appointment, she spent six years as the first woman president of Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Rider has been serving as transitional president since January. She has spent the majority of her academic career at Elizabethtown College teaching psychology and serving in various administrative roles including provost and senior vice president of academic affairs.
Cecilia M. McCormick, who became the first woman president of Elizabethtown College in July 2019, cited the time requirements associated with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic during her brief tenure as president and her desire to focus on her personal and family life as the reasons for her departure.
Kristie Patten, an associate professor and vice dean for academic affairs at the Steinhardt School of New York University, is the recipient of the American Occupational Therapy Association’s prestigious Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award. The award is considered the highest honor in the profession of occupational therapy.
Currently, McCormick serves as vice provost for academic strategy and special programs at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Earlier in her career, she was chief of staff to the senior vice president for finance and administration and chief operating officer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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.
