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Patricia Prelock Selected to Lead the University of Vermont
“UVM’s students are always my highest priority, and I look forward to leading continued collaboration with my valued colleagues across the university to ensure their success,” said Dr. Patricia Prelock, the new interim president of the University of Vermont.
Carey McDougall Is the New Leader of the Penn State Beaver Campus in Monaca
McDougall has served as the chief academic officer at the Beaver campus since 2014. Before coming to Penn State Beaver, she was an associate professor of art at the Stark campus of Kent State University in Ohio.
Jennifer Hinton Has Been Selected to Lead the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
Jennifer Hinton is a professor and program director of the recreational therapy program at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. She will serve one year as president-elect, followed by one year as president and one year as past-president.
Eleven Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Administrative Positions
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.
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.
Janet Gooch Will Be the Next Leader of the University of Illinois Springfield
Dr. Gooch has been executive vice president and provost at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, since 2017. She has been an administrator and member of the faculty at the university since 1995. She is a professor in the department of communication disorders and served as dean of the Health Sciences and Education.
In Memoriam: Jean Ringoen Williams, 1924-2022
Jean Ringeon Williams was an associate professor of home economics emerita at the University of Akron in Ohio.
New Administrative Roles for Ten Women 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.
Eleven Women Who Have Been Assigned New Administrative Roles in American 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.
Universities Announce the Appointments of Seven Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Amaney Jamal, at Princeton University, Dayna Cunningham at Tufts University in Massachusetts, Rosemary Blieszner at Virginia Tech, Cynthia Lietz at Arizona State University, Alexandra Murphy at Depaul Univerity in Chicago, Julianne Malveaux at California State University, Los Angeles, and Diane H. Petrella at Kent State University in Ohio.
Six Universities Have Announced the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions
The six women appointed to dean positions are Julie Rich t Weber State University in Utah, Versie Johnson-Mallard at Kent State University in Ohio, Dana N. Zimmel at the University of Florida, Diane Dallis-Comentale at Indian University, Leah Fullman at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama, and Kimberly Jacob Arriola at Emory University in Atlanta.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education
Julie Bernard is the inaugural vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Norwich University in Vermont. Amoaba Gooden vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Kent State University in Ohio, and Charlene Holmes was appointed director of diversity and engagement at Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
A Trio of Women Who Have Been Selected to Fill Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
Claudia Marroquin has been promoted to senior vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Taléa Drummer-Ferrell is the new dean of students at Kent State University in Ohio and Teresa Jayroe was appointed dean of the College of Education at Mississippi State University.
Three Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions
Debora Jackson was appointed dean of the Robert A. Foisie Business School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Beverly Henry was named interim dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Northern Illinois University. and Margaret Shadduck was appointed dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies at Kent State University in Ohio.
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Provost Positions at Colleges and Universities
Suzanne Sherman was recently appointed provost at New College of Florida in Sarasota. Francine Conway was named provost at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Melody Tankersley was promoted to senior vice president and provost at Kent State University in Ohio.
Six Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions
the new deans are Lis Pankl at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell at Kent State University in Ohio, Stephanie Nesbitt at tica College in New York, Aarika Camp at Goucher College in Baltimore, Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and Dorie J. Gilbert at Prairie View A&M University in Texas.
Four Women Who Have Announced Their Retirements From the Academic World
Stepping down from their posts are Geraldine M. Jones, president of California University of Pennsylvania, Gay Barzee of Boise State University in Idaho, Barbara Brooome of Kent State University in Ohio, and Lorna Jean Edmunds of Ohio University.
Eleven Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions
As we transition from one academic year to the next, there are always many new appointments to dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Here is this week’s listing of women who will be serving in dean posts.
Four Women Who Have Announced Their Retirements From Higher Education Posts
Stepping down from the higher education posts are Cheryl Larabee of Boise State University in Idaho, Teshia Levy-Grant of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Susan Jaffe of the North Carolina School of the Arts, and Alfreda Brown of Kent State University in Ohio.
Ten Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles at American Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
The Inaugural Director of the Nursing School at Grove City College in Pennsylvania
Dr. Janey Roach comes to Grove City College from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Schools of Nursing where she was the director of faculty affairs at Shadyside School of Nursing. She previously served on the faculty of UPMC’s St. Margaret Hospital School of Nursing.
Notable Honors or Awards for Five Women Educators at Major Universities
The honorees are Nicol R. Howard of the University of Redlands in California, Jordan Laney at Virginia Tech, Leora Zeitlin at New Mexico State University, Jessica Wells at Mississippi State University, and Janice Lessman-Moss at Kent State University in Ohio.
Two Women Scholars Named to Provost Positions at State Universities
Melody Tankersley has been named interim senior vice president and provost at Kent State University in Ohio and Angela Peters was appointed provost and vice president of academic affairs at Albany State University in Georgia.
Kent State University in Ohio Honors Its Outgoing President
Beverly J. Warren, president of Kent State University in Ohio, will step down from her position on June 30, 2019. To recognize her accomplishments over her five-year tenure, the Kent State University board of trustees has voted to name the university’s new Student Recreation and Wellness Center in her honor.
Two Women Scholars Announce Their Retirements From High-Level University Positions
Lorraine Siggns, a distinguished psychiatrist who has spent the last 30 years as director of Mental Health & Counseling at Yale Health and Beverly Warren, president of Kent State University in Ohio since 2014, will step down at the end of the current academic year.
New Administrative Roles for 17 Women at Colleges and Universities Across America
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft to Step Down After 19 Years at the Helm
Since Dr. Genshaft became president in 2000, the university has seen enrollment increase by 40 percent. Graduation rates and research grant levels have tripled and the university’s endowment grew from $254 million to $480 million.
Nine Women Who Have Been Named to New 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.
Fifteen Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.
In Memoriam: Ahalya Krishman, 1931-2018
Dr. Krishman was born in India and completed high school at the age of 14. She came to the United States to work at the Indian Embassy in Washington and completed graduate studies here. She served on the faculty at Youngstown State University in Ohio for more than two decades.
In Memoriam: Pamela Kathleen Rutar, 1959-2018
Dr. Rutar was an associate professor of nursing and associate dean of research and collaborative partnerships for the School of Nursing at Cleveland State University in Ohio.
The Next Dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University in Ohio
Dr. Christina Bloebaum currently serves as the Dennis and Rebecca Muilenburg Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University. She will begin her new job as dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State on August 1.
Two Women Appointed to Positions as Deans at Major Universities
Angela Spalsbury was named dean and chief administrative officers of the Geauga campus of Kent State University in Burton, Ohio and Dianne Jemison-Pollard was named dean of the Honors College at Texas Southern University in Houston.
Darlene Clark Hine Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From the Southern Historical Association
The John Hope Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award is given out every five years. The award committee stated that “we cannot conceive of a more deserving candidate. Hine’s career has been deeply active, productive, and consequential.”
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.
