Carolyn Noll Sorg currently serves as vice president of enrollment and marketing at John Carroll University. She is slated to become the university's first woman president on June 1, 2026.
Lucinda Lavelli worked in arts education for over two decades, ultimately serving as dean of the College of the Arts at the University of Florida for 12 years. In this role, she led several initiatives focused on integrating the arts into scientific research and innovation.
Dr. Español was honored for her outstanding scholarship and teaching influence at higher education institutions in the United States and Argentina. She currently serves as an assistant professor at Arizona State University.
Dr. Kinzy has been serving as a professor of biology and vice president for research and innovation at Western Michigan University. Earlier, she served as vice president of research and professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She will begin her new job on July 1.
The Elaine Ellibee Award is given to a current or recent president of a state board of nursing who has demonstrated leadership as a state board president and leadership in making significant contributions to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Dr. Rutar was an associate professor of nursing and associate dean of research and collaborative partnerships for the School of Nursing at Cleveland State University in Ohio.
Dr. Higy served on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke for 18 years. In addition to teaching, she served as associate dean of the School of Education at the university.
The new curriculum demonstrates "a commitment to teaching in the Catholic intellectual tradition that is lifelong, interdisciplinary, inclusive, collaborative, socially responsible, and spiritual in nature.â€
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Professor Blankenship joined the communications faculty at the University of Massachusetts in 1966. She served on the faculty for 31 years until her retirement in 1997. In 1978, Dr. Blankenship was elected president of the National Communication Association.
