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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.
Five Women Scholars Taking on New Teaching Roles
The five women taking on new teaching roles are Heather Williams at the University of Pennsylvania, Nazli Kibria at Boston University, Jennifer Finney Boylan at Barnard College, Monica Kraft at Duke University, and Hazel Wetzstein at Purdue University.
A New President for Westmoreland County Community College in Pennsylvania
Tuesday Stanley is currently the vice chancellor at Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Stanley will begin her duties as president of Westmoreland County Community College on July 1.
Purdue University Promotes 21 Women to Full Professor
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, has announced a large number of promotions of faculty members to the rank of full professor. Included among the promotions are those of 21 women.
Five Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Purdue University North Central
The five women promoted to associate professor and granted tenure are E. Anne Christo-Baker, Charlene C. Gyurko, Christabel L. Rogalin, Peggy Rose, and Angelea Schooley.
Professor Christine Mazier Is a Finalist for Provost at Purdue University
Christine M. Mazier is vice president, senior associate vice provost, and professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Notre Dame. She previously taught at the University of Minnesota and the University of Texas.
Candace Croney to Lead the New Center for Animal Welfare Science at Purdue University
Dr. Croney is an associate professor of animal sciences at Purdue University. The new center will focus on animal well-being in animal and poultry science, veterinary medicine, and scientific research.
New Posts for Five Women at Major Universities
The women taking on new administrative roles are Shelley M. Moss at Mississippi University for Women, Katie Giacalone at Clemson University, Emily Ballew Neff at the University of Oklahoma, Amy Noah at Purdue University, and Jennifer Peluso at Florida Atlantic University.
Study Finds That Young Girls Who Are Called “Fat” Are More Likely to Be Depressed as Young Adults
Sarah Mustillo, a Purdue University sociologist, has found that young girls who are called “fat” at age 11 or 12, are more likely to develop depressive symptoms in their late teenage years and early 20s, than obese teens who were not ridiculed as fat.
Purdue University Scholar to Lead the Society of Civil War Historians
Caroline E. Janney, associate professor of history at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, has been chosen as the next president of the Society of Civil War Historians. She will serve a three-year term covering the years 2014-2016.
Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s summary of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions in colleges and universities across the United States.
Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Carol Strohecker, Brenda Malone, Beth Raffeld, Kate Walker, Danielle Rice, Christina V. Tran, Maria Keri, and Dawn Thompson.
France Córdova Named Director of the National Science Foundation
After serving as the president of Purdue University from 2007 to 2012, Dr. Córdova has been the chair of the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Ten Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts at American Colleges and Universities
The women taking on new administrative roles are Amanda Kelso, Angela Lee Gieras, Joyce E. Coffee, Kristen Fischer, S. Laurel Weldon, Poonam Arora, Lynne O’Brien, Alonda Thomas, Allison Rains, and Kathy Bickel.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles
The women in new teaching roles are Madeline Henry at Purdue University, Karyn Ogata Jones at Clemson University, Debra DeLaet at Drake University, Kerri Remmel at the University of Louisville, Cynthia Gordon at Syracuse University and R. Turner Goins at Western Carolina University.
Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
Here is a collection of new appointments of women to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
University of Cincinnati Names Its Next Provost
Beverly Davenport Sypher has been serving as vice provost for faculty affairs at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She previously held faculty and/or administrative posts at Virginia Tech, the University of Kansas, and the University of Kentucky.
Six Women Appointed to Positions as Dean
The new deans are Cheryl Hawk at Logan College of Chiropractic, Monika Shealey at Rowan University, Tonantzin Oseguera at California State University, Fullerton, Rhonda Phillips at Purdue University, Nancy Fahrenwald at South Dakota State University, and Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz at Syracuse University.
Two Women Appointed to Named Chairs at Purdue University
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, announced the appointment of five scholars to named chairs. Two of the appointees are women: Kathleen Howell in aeronautics and astronautics and Alyssa Panitch in biomedical engineering.
Eight Women Promoted to Full Professor at Purdue University
The eight women promoted to full professor are Catherine Hill, Teresa Taber Doughty, Heidi Diefes-Dux, Becky Brown, Sara Wallace, Hyunyi Cho, Marifan Mattson, and Erica Carlson.
Three Women Academics Stepping Down
Lisa Calvert has left her position as vice president for development at Purdue. Dorothy Denburg is stepping down from her administrative post at Barnard College and Christine Kiebuzinsja was named professor emerita of English at Virginia Tech.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Natalie Gochnour and Ruth Watkins at the University of Utah, Amy Noah at Purdue, Judy Taylor at Georgia Piedmont, Margaret Winters at Wayne State, Meagan Karvonen at the University of Kansas and Pamela Fuller at the Chamberlain College of Nursing.
One Woman Among Four Finalists for Dean of Students at the University of Minnesota
Danita M. Brown is currently the dean of students at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She has degrees from Kent State University, Loyola University of Chicago, and Ohio University.
Elizabeth Murphy Topp Is a Finalist for Dean of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin
Since 2009, Professor Topp has held the Dane O. Kildsig Chair and headed the department of industrial and physical pharmacy at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Nine Women in New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new administrative duties are Judy Appleton, Lynette Ralph, Virginia Ruesterholz, Kenya Mann Faulkner, Carrie Kearney, Melinda Church, Melissa Gruver, Meg Amstutz, and Joanne Damminger.
Honors for Six Women Academics
Angela Sewall of the University of Arkansas, Marianne Boruch of Purdue University, Mary Stone of the University of Alabama, Spoma Jovanovic of the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Carolyn Medine of the University of Georgia, and Carol Sheriff of the College of William and Mary are honored.
Four Women in New Faculty Roles
The four women taking on new faculty duties are Grace La at Harvard University, Kristina Bross at Purdue University, Charlotte Mason at the University of Georgia, and Michelene Cho at Arizona State University.
The New Provost at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Currently Dr. Heidi Anderson is vice president for institutional effectiveness at the University of Kentucky. She has been a faculty member and an administrator at the University of Kentucky for the past 11 years.
Two Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs
Andrea Bertozzi is the inaugural holder of the Betsy Wood Knapp Chair for Innovation and Creativity at UCLA and Ellen Kossek was named the Basil Sidney Turner Professor of Management at Purdue University.
Two University Women Named Finalists for a Prestigious Poetry Award
Marianne Boruch, professor of creative writing at Purdue University and Paisley Rekdal, an associate professor of English at the University of Utah, are among the three finalists for the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, given out by Claremont Graduate University.
Six Women Taking On New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Linda Bruce at the University of Memphis, Robin Izzo at Princeton, Anne Collins Goodyear at Bowdoin College, Hilary Flanagan at Notre Dame, Gail Walenga at Purdue and Lisa Tamiris Becker at the University of New Mexico.
Nine Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Mary S. Sansalone, Julie Del Giorno, Cheryl Thomas, J. Violet Gannon, Nancy A.G. Vogele, Victoria Rowe Berry, Marianne Perie, and Ellen Ernst Kossek
Christine Ladisch Is Dean of the New College of Health and Human Sciences at Purdue University
Dr. Ladisch is a professor of consumer science. Previously, she has served at Purdue as vice provost for academic affairs, chair of the department of consumer sciences, and associate dean for academic affairs.
Four Women Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Karen Roberto at Virginia Tech, Elizabeth West Martin of the University of Rochester, Diana Lados of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Terri Lucie Thompson of Purdue University.
