All Entries Tagged With: "Purdue University"
Women Appointed to Dean Positions at the University of Michigan and Oregon State University
Lynn Videka was appointed dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan and Jennifer Dennis is the new dean of the Graduate School and vice provost at Oregon State University in Corvallis.
A Trio of Women Academics Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Anne Marie Tharpe, a professor of hearing and speech sciences at Vanderbilt University, the late Dorothy Stratton, who served as dean of women at Purdue University, and Patricia McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University.
Saint Mary’s College in Indiana Names a New President
Janice A. Cervelli will become the 12th president of Saint Mary’s College on June 1. Currently she serves as a professor and dean of the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Earlier, she taught at Clemson University in South Carolina and the University of Kentucky.
One Woman Among Four Finalists for Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
April C. Mason is provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University. She is the former dean of the College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State University and taught at Purdue University from 1984 to 2004.
New Administrative Posts for 11 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.
Two Women Are Finalists for Dean of the College of Science at Virginia Tech
Rebecca W. Doerge is the Trent and Julia Anderson Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Purdue University and Sally C. Morton is a professor and chair of the department of biostatistics in the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh.
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.
Nancy Ho Chosen to Receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Nancy Ho, research professor emerita of chemical engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, has been selected by President Obama as one of seven winners, and the only women, of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
New Duties for Five Women Faculty Members at State Universities
Taking on new roles are Elizabeth Jakob at the University of Massachusetts, Kilkka Kenttamaa at Purdue University, Karen J.L. Burg at the University of Georgia, Amy Rupiper Taggart at North Dakota State University, and Sarah Bergbreiter at the University of Maryland.
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.
April Mason Is a Finalist for Chancellor of the University of Arkansas
Dr. Mason is one of three finalists for the position. Currently, she is provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University. Earlier, Dr. Mason held faculty and administrative posts at Colorado State University and Purdue University.
Purdue University Expands Its Daycare Facilities for Faculty, Staff, and Student Parents
The university recently broke ground for the new Purdue Child Care Center that will have space for 140 children when its opens next August. This will represent a 63 percent increase in available daycare places for children of faculty, staff, and students.
Two Women Among Three Finalists for Vice President of Research and Innovation at Virginia Tech
Theresa S. Mayer and Padma Raghavan, both administrators and Distinguished Professors in the College of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, are candidates for the job.
New Roles for 12 Women Faculty Members
Here is news of a dozen women faculty members who are taking on new duties at colleges, universities, or professional associations.
Marcia Buck to Lead the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Dr. Buck is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, a clinical associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia, and an affiliate clinical professor in the School of Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Two Women Among Finalists for Vice Provost for Inclusion and Diversity at Virginia Tech
Menah Pratt-Clarke is the associate chancellor for strategic affairs and the associate provost for diversity at the University of Illinois and G. Christine Taylor has served as vice provost for diversity and chief diversity officer at Purdue University.
In Memoriam: Heather Ann Hostetler, 1973-2015
Dr. Hostetler was an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She had recently been promoted and granted tenure.
Purdue University Acquires Film Showing Amelia Earhart
The film was taken at the Union Air Terminal in Los Angeles in 1937 as Earhart was about to embark on her round-the-world flight. The plane disappeared during the flight and has never been found.
The Next Provost at Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Since 2013, Dr. Heidi M. Anderson has been provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Previously, she served as a faculty member and an administrator at the University of Kentucky for 11 years.
New Project Aims to Make Mechanical Engineering Programs Better for Women
The universities selected to participate in the program funded by the National Science Foundation are Purdue University, Michigan Technological University, Oregon State University, Texas Tech University, and the University of Oklahoma.
University Study Finds Women’s Sports Are Ignored on Television Sports News
A study by researchers at Purdue University and the University of Southern California found that coverage of women’s sports has declined over the past 25 years and now constitutes 2 percent to 3 percent of television sports broadcast news coverage.
In Memoriam: Melissa Elizabeth Exum, 1960-2015
Until February 2015, Dr. Exum was vice provost for academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Earlier she held high level posts at Ohio University, Purdue University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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.
Nancy Brickhouse Appointed Provost at Saint Louis University
Dr. Brickhouse has been on the faculty at the University of Delaware for 27 years. She was promoted to associate professor in 1994 and to full professor in 2002. Dr. Brickhouse has served as deputy provost, interim provost, deputy dean of the College of Education, and director of the School of Education.
Flyers Threatening a Women’s Studies Lecturer With Rape Found on the University of Akron Campus
According to the Facebook page of the women’s studies program at the university, the faculty member was threatened with rape and her personal information and home address were included on the flyers.
Six Women in New Teaching Roles at U.S. Universities
Taking on new faculty roles are Tamera Broderick at MIT, Lakami Baker at Auburn, Lucia Rothman-Denes at the University of Chicago, Donna Harsch at Carnegie Mellon, April Benasich at Rutgers, and Patrice Buzzanell at Purdue.
Sally Mason to Step Down as President of the University of Iowa
Sally Mason, who has served as president of the University of Iowa for the past eight years, has announced that she will retire on August 1. A molecular biologist, Dr. Mason is the former provost of Purdue University in Indiana.
Four Women Honored With Awards From National Organizations
The four women honored with awards are Karen Yehle of Purdue University, Stacey Fisher of the University of Rochester, Arlene Schmid of Colorado State University, and Patricia J. Vittum of the University of Massachusetts.
Nine Women Who Have New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women appointed to new administrative roles are Pamela D. White, Regan Crotty, Nora Stewart, Susan Harkness, Kate Ripley, Alyssa Panitch, Carolyn Harris, Darlette Carver Samuels, and Bernadette Brown.
In Memoriam: Katherine M. Markee, 1931-2014
Katherine Markee joined the staff at Purdue in 1968 as a reference librarian. During her 43-year career at Purdue she served as databases librarian, head of the archives and special collections unit, and oral history librarian.
Four Women Named Chairs of Academic Departments at Major Universities
The new department chairs are Teresa Waters at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Lisa Marie Assante at the University of West Florida, J. Catherine Scott-Moncrief at Purdue University, and Jacqueline Goldsby at Yale University.
Six Women Academics Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Lisa J. Mauer of Purdue University, Katherine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University, Laurie Maffly-Kipp of Washington University, Robin S. Reed of Colorado State University, Lee Anne Bell of Barnard College, and Emily Pease of the College of William and Mary.
Three Women Academics Are Honored With Awards From National Groups
The honorees are Ellen Ernst Kossek, a professor of management at Purdue University; Virginia Moxley, dean and professor emerita at Kansas State University, and Julie DeGraw, dean of students at Bluffton University in Ohio.
Purdue University Names Women as Leaders of Two of Its Schools
Marifran Mattson is the new leader of the Brian Lamb School of Communication and JoAnn Miller will serve as the director of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies. Both schools are housed in the university’s College of Liberal Arts.
Two Women Among the Four Finalists for University Librarian at the University of Georgia
Among the four finalists are Beth McNeil, the associate dean for academic affairs and professor of library science at Purdue University, and Grace J. Agnew, the associate university librarian for digital library systems at Rutgers University.
