The four women promoted to full professor at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, are Kim Ha in chemistry, Sharon Radd in organizational leadership, Lisa Rovick in interprofessional education, and Anaya Mitra in psychology.
The Council on Undergraduate Research has recently honored St. Catherine University, a women's educational institution, for creating and facilitating outstanding research opportunities for undergraduates. About one fifth of the undergraduate population at St. Kate's participates in research.
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 [email protected].
The appointments to diversity positions are Tamara Clegg at the University of Maryland, Christina Runge at the University of Southern California, Jacqueline Font-Guzmán at St. Catherine University, and Kendriana Price at the University of Kentucky.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to dean at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
Dr. Evan's appointment as president of St. Catherine University is the second time she has been named the first African American president of a higher education institution. She previously served as the first woman and first Black president of Bloomfield College in New Jersey.
JoNes VanHecke was named dean of students at St. Catherine University in Minnesota and Cynthia Mejia has been appointed the interim dean of the College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida. Donna Bontatibus has been named dean of students and faculty at Connecticut State Community College Middlesex and Danielle Lauria is the new dean of nursing, health, and wellness at MiraCosta College in California.
ReBecca Koenig Roloff, president of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Christine De Vinne, president of Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, have announced that they will retire at the end of the academic year.
The new provosts are Rebecca W. Doerge at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, Darcy L. Medica at the State University of New York-Cobleskill, Genyne Henry Boston at Edward Waters University in Jacksonville, Florida, and Dianne Oliver and Denise Baird who will serve as co-provosts at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The four women appointed to endowed positions are Laura Gilchrist at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Alison Brown at Talladega College in Alabama, Amy J. Goldberg at the School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, and Tabitha James at the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech
Dr. Thomas is currently the executive vice president and provost at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prior to arriving at St. Catherine University in 2019, she was the founding dean of the College of Applied Behavioral Sciences at the University of Indianapolis. Earlier in her career, Dr. Thomas taught counseling psychology and school counseling at Loyola University Chicago.
