The appointments are Tiffany Hinton at Hollins University in Virginia, LaVon Gray at Livingstone College in North Carolina, Morgan Dudley at Mississippi State University-Meridian, Tarryn Harris at the University of Arkansas' Clinton School Impact Center, and Vicki Sell at the University of Idaho.
Emily Suski was slated to become the next dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law. However, just days after she was sent her offer, the university reversed its decision after several Arkansas lawmakers objected to Suski's prior defense of transgender athletes' rights to play on the teams aligned with their gender identity.
For over three decades, Williamson ran numerous fundraising campaigns for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Over the course of her tenure, she was a key leader in the development of nearly every center of excellence, new building, named endowment, and special event.
In addition to teaching oboe performance and music theory at the University of Arkansas, Dr. Delaplain frequently performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. She is the founding organizer of the SHE Festival of Music, an annual international festival to promote music written by women.
An expert in pediatric endocrinology, Dr. Elders was the second woman and the first African American to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. She currently serves as a professor emeritus at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
The Sewanee Review has presented its 2025 Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry to Rebecca Gayle Howell, an associate professor for the MFA program in creative writing and translation at the University of Arkansas.
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
The new endowed professors are Catherine Petrany at Saint Vincent College in Pennsylvania, Carrie McDermott at the University of Arkansas, Shelagh Gallagher at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, Doreen Keller at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, and Dorsey Wanless at Boise State University in Idaho.
“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.”
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.
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.
