An associate professor and associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, Dr. Sutley researches natural disaster-preparedness, with the goal of helping policymakers ensure people living in hazard-prone areas are kept safe and with stable housing.
“Higher education leaders must be visible, and able to share their institution’s story and clearly articulate the good work being done on campus,” said Dr. Miles “I am personally invested in the continued success of our students.”
Dr. Praskievicz passed away in August following a battle with cancer. She was an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she taught and conducted research in the areas of hydrologly, fluvial geomorphology, and water resources.
The appointments are Soledad Peresin at Clemson University, Marina Zaloznaya at Arizona State University, Tiffany Sippial at the University of Alabama, Kristen Gibson at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Amber Stephenson at Penn State Harrisburg, Jessica West at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Cathy Yang Liu at Georgia State University, and Sinéad Ní Chadhain at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
The academic women taking on new roles are Beatriz Lorenzo, Elizabeth Wyles, Megan Case, Lacie Peterson, Stephanie Payne, Sarah Stoneback, Lisa McNair, Cynthia Sides, Amy Landis, Andrea Page-McCaw, Jess Hartshorn, and Lesley Reid.
Dr. Shelby taught communication at the University of Alabama and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She also frequently traveled internationally to lecture at business schools in England, Finland, Germany, and China.
Dr. Fincher has served as Emory & Henry University's interim president since August 2024. She has been an administrator with the university for over a decade, serving as senior vice president and founding dean of the School of Health Sciences.
Hee Lee, Robin Boylorn, and Catherine Roach have been named Distinguished Research Professors at the University of Alabama. Claire Howell Major has been named a Distinguished Teaching Professor.
Professor Campbell was honored for her article, "Critical Legal Research, Artificial Intelligence, and Systemic Racism: Teaching with Jim Crow Text-Mining," which discusses a UNC initiative to use artificial intelligence to identify racially based laws passed in North Carolina between 1865 and 1967.
Dr. Johnston was president of the College of Coastal Georgia. Previously, she served as president of the University of Rio Grande in Ohio and held administrative and faculty positions with the University of Montevallo in Alabama, the University of Louisiana Monroe, and Mississippi State University.
