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Kathleen Poorman Dougherty Selected as the Next Provost at Marietta College in Ohio
Dr. Dougherty was the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Alma College in Michigan from 2018 to 2022 and has been on sabbatical this past year. Earlier, she served as the inaugural dean for the School of Humanities and subsequently led the School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, Names Susan Rundell Singer as Its Next President
Dr. Rundell Singer is currently the vice president for academic affairs and provost at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where she is also a professor in the department of biology. Before joining Rollins College in 2016, Dr. Rundell Singer served as the director for the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation.
New Assignments for Nine Women Scholars at Colleges and 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.
Another Honor for the Writing of University of Kansas Scholar Kij Johnson
Kij Johnson, an assistant professor of English at the University of Kansas, received the 2017 World Fantasy Award at the World Fantasy Association convention in San Antonio, Texas. She previously won a Nebula Award for the best short story and a Hugo Award for the nest novella.
Six Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Appointed to endowed chairs are L. DeAne Lagerquist at St. Olaf College, Angela Banks at Arizona State University, Shannon Monnat at Syracuse University, Barbara Allen at Carleton College, Barbara Barnett at the University of Kansas, and Hong Liang at Texas A&M University.
Midland University Chooses a Business Executive for Its Next President
Jody Horner has been serving as president of Cargill Meat Solutions and Cargill Case Ready, divisions of the huge agricultural conglomerate based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. She will become the 16th president of Midland University on February 1.
Nina McConigley Wins the High Plains Book Award
Nina McConigley, a lecturer in English at the University of Wyoming, received the Best Short Stories Award in the High Plains Book Award Competition sponsored by the Billings Public Library in Montana.
The Next President of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa
Paula J. Carlson currently serves as vice president for mission at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She will become the tenth president of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, on July 1.
