Professor Nance recently completed her second tenure as dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law. She was first appointed dean in 2006, making her the first woman and first person of color to lead the law school.
The women who have been appointed to new academic leadership roles are Kyna Shelley, Michelle Gray, Christi Brookes, Shirley Clark, Ruth Varner, Janette Kim, Amy Eyler, Stephanie King, and Rima Nakkash.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean 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.
Throughout her career, Leeds has gained more than 25 years of experience as a professor and university administrator. Currently, she serves as dean of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
The University of Arkansas School of Law has appointed five scholars to endowed professorships. Three of the scholars selected for endowed professorships are women: Amanda Hurst, Annie Smith, and Carol Goforth.
The women appointed to new administrative positions are Vanessa Vales-Lewis at SUNY's Downstate Health Sciences University, Rebecca Haley at the University of Arkansas, Jodi Weisfield at the University of Pittsburgh, and Christian Murphy at Spelman College in Atlanta.
The women who have been selected for new faculty appointments are Allison Shorten, Jonli Tunstall, Nancy Deringer, Rachel Stanley, Maxine Burkett, Elena Karahanna, Nadine Kabengi, Melanie Leuty, and Zena Herrera.
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.
