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.
Dr. Genco, who holds the Arthur E. Spiller M.D. Endowed Professor in Genetics at Tufts University, has served as vice provost for research for the past two years. Before becoming vice provost for research in 2019, Professor Genco served as chair of the department of immunology at Tufts University School of Medicine.
The new deans are Janeil C. Rey at the State University of New York at Fredonia, Denelle Wallace-Alexander at Norfolk Stae University, Mary Jo Billiot at New Mexico State University, Carmen Renee’ Green a the City University of New York School of Medicine, and Karen Sneddon at the law school of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
Taking on new positions as diversity officers are M. Cristina Alcalde at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Vicki T. Sapp at the State University of New York at Fredonia, Teresa Ramey at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, Kia Lilly Caldwell at Washington University in St. Louis.
Sarah Nash Gates was the interim divisional dean of the arts and the former executive director of the School of Drama at the University of Washington. She had been associated with the University of Washington for more than 30 years.
The four women promoted to key professorships are Kris D. Gutierrez at the University of Colorado, Melody A. Swartz at the University of Chicago, Karolyn Stonefelt at the State University of New York at Fredonia and Fiona M. Scott Morton at Yale University.
