Professor Ankerson recently retired from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2025, following three years of service as executive vice chancellor. Prior to assuming that role in 2022, she served as dean of the university's College of Architecture for six years.
“I am inspired by the [MGH Institute for Health Professions'] mission to educate health professionals and researchers who will drive innovation in the delivery of equitable and interprofessional care,” said Dr. Jones. “This mission aligns deeply with my own purpose, which is to bring together people, ideas, and systems for the greater good, because the greater good is stronger than any individual part.”
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.
The women who will become university provosts are Tricia Hunsader at Tusculum University in Greenville, Tennessee, Carolyn Ringer Lepre at Radford University in Virginia, and Tanuja Singh at Loyola University in New Orleans.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Sharon Hawks was an associate professor and the director of the nurse anesthesia program at the Duke University School of Nursing. She first joined the Duke University School of Nursing faculty in 2006.
Lynn Nystrom was the long-time director of news and external relations for the College of Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg. She joined the staff at the university in 1977.
Penelope Ward Kyle, the first woman president of Radford University in Virginia, will step down at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. Susan Martin, the first woman president of Eastern Michigan University will leave her post this July.
