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Five Women Selected for Endowed Faculty Appointments
The women appointments to endowed faculty positions are Daniela Arias-Rotondo at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, Hannah Feldman at the University of Pennsylvaania, Sharrona Pearl at Texas Christian University, Emily Satterwhite at Virginia Tech, and Erica Fuchs at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Ten Women Appointed to University Administrative Positions
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.
Elizabeth MacLeod Walls Selected as 14th President of Washington & Jefferson College
Currently the president of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, Elizabeth MacLeod Walls will assume the presidency of Washington & Jefferson College in June.
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg Will Be the Eleventh President of the University of Tampa
Dr. Dahlberg is currently provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Texas Christian University. Prior to joining TCU in 2019, Dr. Dahlberg served as dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University. She will become president of the University of Tampa on June 1.
In Memoriam: Theresa A. Powell
Theresa A. Powell was vice president for student affairs at Temple University in Philadelphia. Dr. Powell came to Temple in 2002 after serving as vice president of student affairs at Western Michigan University.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions in Higher Education
The four women who have been appointed to endowed positions are Christina Maranci at Harvard University,. Julie E. Bauman at George Washington University Cancer Center in Washington, D.C., Lisa T. Alexander at the Boston College School of Law, and Ashley Franklin at Texas Christian University.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions
The three women faculty members who have been appointed to endowed chairs are Nicole Uphold at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, Audrey Sorrells at Texas Chrisitan University in Fort Worth, and Jennifer Tosti-Kharas at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The three women who have been appointed to endowed chairs are Bonnie Lucero at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Danielle Dick at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Kristen Brennand at the Yale School of Medicine.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Were Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Universities
The three women who were named to endowed positions are Lori Diel at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Cynthia Colburn at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and Karen Cook-Bell at Bowie State University in Maryland.
Two Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to University Dean Positions
Amy Hardison Tully is the inaugural Teresa Ann Carter King Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and Andrea A. Hayes Dixon was appointed dean of the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C.
Three Women Win Teaching Awards From the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
The three winners are Kathy Roberts Forde, a professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Katherine A. Foss, a professor of media studies at Middle Tennessee State University, and Melita M. Garza, an associate professor of journalism in the College of Communication at Texas Christian University.
Six Women Who Have Been Named to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
Newly appointed to dean positions are Wendy Suzuki at New York University, Claire Gleitman at Ithaca College in New York, Sharon Porterfield at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Amy Hardison Tully at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Paola Sztajn at North Carolina State University, and Staci Simonich at Oregon State University.
Texas Christian University’s Deepti Chadee to Lead the Association of College Unions International
Deepti Chadee is the director of the senior year experience at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. She has held that post since January 2019. Earlier, she served for eight years as associate director of student activities and special events at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
New Roles or Duties for Six Women Faculty Members 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.
Three Women Educators Recognized With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Marina Picciotto, a professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, Kay K. Sanders from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University, and Stacey Ostby, co-director of the veterinary technology program at North Dakota State University.
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg Named Provost at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth
Currently, Dr. Dahlberg serves as dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University in New York. Prior to her current position, she served as chief academic officer, dean, and professor of electrical engineering at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York.
In Memoriam: Margaret J. Barr, 1940-2018
Dr. Barr spent 38 years as a student affairs administrator in higher education. After working at Northern Illinois University and Texas Christian University, she served as vice president for student affairs at Northwestern University from 1992 to 2000.
Eight Women From the Academic World Who Have Received Significant Honors or Awards
The academic women who have earned prestigious honors are Betsy Wackernagle Bach, Mary Ann Glendon, Christine Wang, Chinyere Oparah, Joyce Longcore, Rebecca Lutte, Mary Uhl-Bien, and Angela Des Jardins.
Texas Christian University Names Institute After Late Faculty Member
Texas Christian University in Fort Worth announced that it is changing the name of its Institute of Child Development to honor the institute’s co-founder. Dr. Karyn Purvis, who died in April 2016, was the Rees-Jones Director and co-founder of the Institute of Child Development.
Nineteen Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Karyn Sue Brand Purvis, 1949-2016
Karyn Purvis was the Rees-Jones Director and co-founder of the Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. She dropped out of college at age 20 but returned at the age of 47 to earn a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D.
New Women Deans Named at Eight Universities
The women appointed to dean positions are Regina Vasilatos-Younken, Eboni Pringle, Kristie Bunton, Teresa Dahlberg, Lorna Le’Anne Shaw-Berbick, Carol Hixson, Kristina Ropella, and Maryanne Reed.
New Deans Announced at Six Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Pamela R. Matthews at Texas A&M University, Sydney Richardson at Salem College, Meera Komarraju at Southern Illinois University, Anne Helmreich at Texas Christian University, Judith Stoddart at Michigan State University and Claudine Gay at Harvard University.
Two Texas Christian University Scholars Named Co-Editors of The Reading Teacher
Jan Lacina, a professor of literacy and associate dean for graduate studies and Robin Griffith, an associate professor of literacy education, will co-edit the journal published by the International Literacy Association.
Fayneese Miller Will Be the Next President of Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Miller currently serves as dean of the College of Education and Social Services and professor of leadership and developmental sciences at the University of Vermont. Previously, she taught for 20 years at Brown University.
Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions
The new deans are Lynda Coon at the University of Arkansas, Jennifer Bard at the University of Cincinnati, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina at the University of Massachusetts, Susan Tornquist at Oregon State, Susan Weeks at Texas Christian University, Caryn Beck-Dudley at Santa Clara University, and Beth Walker at Colorado State.
New Book Examines How Women Who Have Been Labeled Obese Function in an “Anti-Fat” Society
Jeannine A. Gailey, an associate professor of sociology and women and gender studies at Texas Christian University, finds that women who have been labeled obese are both “hypervisible” and “hyperinvisible.”
In Memoriam: Paulette Gail Burns, 1949-2014
Since 2006, Paulette Burns was dean of the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Before joining the faculty at TCU, she was director of the Tulsa campus of the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing.
A Trio of Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Tina Packer at Boston College, Sandra Russ at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and Mary Uhl-Bien at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth were appointed to endowed chairs.
Fifteen Women in New Administrative Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of new on appointments of women to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Two Women Appointed to Serve as Deans at Leading Southern Universities
Lisa Garvin was named acting dean of the chapel and religious life at Emory University in Atlanta and Susan Weeks was named acting dean of the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
Jean Mrasek Takes Over the Chair of the National Panhellenic Conference
Jean M. Mrasek, director of development for the College of Education at Texas Christian University, is now chair of the National Panhellenic Council, an umbrella organization representing 26 national and international member sororities with more than 325,000 members.
Three Women Named to Department Chairs
Karen L. Furie at Brown University, Christy Johnson at Cornish College of the Arts, and Laura Prestwood at Texas Christian University were all named department chairs.
TCU Geologist Awarded the Antarctica Service Medal of the United States
Dr. Rhiannon Mayne of Texas Christian University spent six weeks in Antarctica where she collected 1,200 meteorites.
