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Five Universities Appoint Women to Dean Positions

Five Universities Appoint Women to Dean Positions

The women appointed to dean posts are Valerie Sheares Ashby at Duke University, Marianne Lewis at the University of Cincinnati, Shannon O’Brien at the University of Montana, Carol D. Edwards at Florida State University, and Mary Margaret Farrell at Clemson University in South Carolina.

Sandra Starnes to Be the First Woman President of the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association

Sandra Starnes to Be the First Woman President of the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association

Dr. Starnes holds the John B. Fledge Chair in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the College of Medicine of the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. She also serves as co-director of the Comprehensive Lung Care Center at the university.

Mary Baldwin College to Transition to University Status

Mary Baldwin College to Transition to University Status

Under the reorganization plan the undergraduate Residential College for Women will be called the Mary Baldwin College for Women.

Seven Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards

Seven Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards

The honorees are Angela Morales of Glendale Community College, Naomi Halas and Kathleen Matthews of Rice University, Maria A. Serrat of Marshall University, Kathleen Lane of the University of Kansas, Carol Tonge Mack of the University of Cincinnati, and Julie M. Goddard of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Four Women Faculty Members Receive Notable Honors

Four Women Faculty Members Receive Notable Honors

The honorees are Catherine Ruth Pakaluk of Ave Maria University in Florida, Jane Sojka of the University of Cincinnati, Anita Jones of the University of Virginia, and Jamila Stockman of the University of California, San Diego.

Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions

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.

Eleven Women Appointed to New University Administrative Posts

Eleven Women Appointed to New University Administrative Posts

The new appointees are Lisa A. Holstrom, Karen Engelbourg, Theresa Johansson, Ellen Eardly, Dorothy Stripling, Jodi Goldstein, Lynn Holleran, Canan Bilen-Green, Christa Johnson, Jennifer A Scott, and Susan K. Cerovsky.

The University of Cincinnati Expands Its Parental Leave Policies

The University of Cincinnati Expands Its Parental Leave Policies

Under the new gender-neutral parental leave policy, faculty members are relieved of all academic duties for six weeks and for all teaching duties during the semester in which the leave occurs.

New Administrative Posts for 11 Women in Higher Education

New Administrative Posts for 11 Women in Higher Education

The women with new administrative roles are Joan Gallagher, Susan S. Williams, Jean Rawlings Sumner, Bess Marcus, Leslie Chambers Strohm, Theresa Mendoza, Jyl R. Shaffer, Patricia R. DeLucia, Nancy R. Grden, Dorianne Johnson, and Shirley A. Weis.

University of Cincinnati's Efforts to Increase the Number of Women Faculty

University of Cincinnati’s Efforts to Increase the Number of Women Faculty

Some 22 new faculty members have been hired under the new Dual Career Assistance Program and the Strategic Hiring Initiatives. Over the past year the number of women and underrepresented faculty in STEM fields has tripled.

This Week's Round-Up of the Appointments of Women to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education

This Week’s Round-Up of the Appointments of Women to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education

The appointees are Ramona Romero, Zora Mulligan, Alta Mauro, Jenna Colvin, Indira Guzman, LaToya Battle-Brown, Judi Segall, Betty Boatright, Anusha Zechella, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Amy Eichhorst, Maricel Cigales, Jane Schuh, and Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan,

Seven Women in New Faculty Roles

Seven Women in New Faculty Roles

Women taking on new teaching assignments are Nicole Overstreet at Clark University, Tracelyn Gesteland at the University of South Dakota, Shelly Long at the University of Cincinnati, Barbara Guthrie at Northeastern University, Jinnie Garrett at Hamilton College, Helena Mitchell at Georgia Tech, Danielle Evans at the University of Wisconsin.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions

Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions

The new deans are Barbara J. Wilson at the University of Illinois, Erica D’Agostino at Lafayette College, Susan Duncan at the University of Louisville, Alondra Nelson at Columbia, Barbara Atkinson at UNLV, Tina Whalen at the University of Cincinnati, and Denise Seachrist at Kent State.

University of Cincinnati's Christy Holland to Lead the Acoustical Society of America

University of Cincinnati’s Christy Holland to Lead the Acoustical Society of America

Dr. Holland is a professor in the division of cardiovascular health and diseases at the University of Cincinnati. She is also associate director of research for the Heart, Lung, and Vascular Institute.

Four Full Professors Receive New University Teaching Assignments

Four Full Professors Receive New University Teaching Assignments

Taking on new roles are Margaret Hostetter at the University of Cincinnati, Laura Dugan at Vanderbilt University, Tracy Irani at the University of Florida, and Maria Siemionow at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

University of Cincinnati Is Seeking a Photograph of Its First Woman Graduate

University of Cincinnati Is Seeking a Photograph of Its First Woman Graduate

In 1878 Winona Lee Hawthorne became the first woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati. There is no known photograph of her despite the fact that she lived until 1933.

Ten Women Assuming New Administrative Roles at American Universities

Ten Women Assuming New Administrative Roles at American Universities

The women with new administrative posts are Amy Wohlert, Jana Jasinski, Kimberly Lamparelli, Susie Brubaker-Cole, Jennifer Heisey, Carla Peterson, Diana Jergovic, Apryle M. Cotton, Sara Childs, and Ellen Amsel.

Four Women Taking on New Teaching Roles

Four Women Taking on New Teaching Roles

Receiving new faculty appointments are Audrey Haynes at the University of Georgia, Gay Stewart at West Virginia University, Soyeon Kate Lee at the University of Cincinnati, and Kelley Benham French at Indiana University.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

University of Cincinnati Starts Women's Peer Mentoring Program

University of Cincinnati Starts Women’s Peer Mentoring Program

The program will pair up women students from the university’s two-year Clermont College in Batavia with women at the university’s main campus with the goal of encouraging Clermont women to move on into a four-year bachelor’s degree program.

Eight Women in New Higher Education Administrative Posts

Eight Women in New Higher Education Administrative Posts

The new women appointees taking on new administration positions are Chandra Alston, Leah Kraus, Beverly Reigle, Carol A. Padden, Karen McGlathery, Shea Kidd Houze, Kimberly Causey-Gomez, and Kara Keenan.

Eight Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Eight Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Women taking on new administrative roles are Martha S. Shull, Joan Darden, Julie Beckman, Harriet Frink Davis, Charlotte Song, Bleuzette Marshall, Cheryl Selinsky, and Kathleen Schmidlkofer.

Four Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Four Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

The new appointees are Jerald Woolfolk Adley at SUNY Oswego, Valerie S. Ratts at the Washington University School of Medicie, Deborah Robinson at the University of Cincinnati Foundation and Joyce Q. Rogers at Indiana University.

Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s summary of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions in colleges and universities across the United States.

Eleven Women to Serve in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Eleven Women to Serve in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Here are brief biographies of 11 women who have or soon will be assuming new administrative roles at colleges and universities across the United States.

Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

The women taking on new roles are Carol Strohecker, Brenda Malone, Beth Raffeld, Kate Walker, Danielle Rice, Christina V. Tran, Maria Keri, and Dawn Thompson.

Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions

Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions

Here is a collection of new appointments of women to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.

University of Cincinnati Names Its Next Provost

University of Cincinnati Names Its Next Provost

Beverly Davenport Sypher has been serving as vice provost for faculty affairs at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She previously held faculty and/or administrative posts at Virginia Tech, the University of Kansas, and the University of Kentucky.

New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

New 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.

Eleven Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities

Eleven Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities

The women in new posts are Sarah Thomas, Pamela Besnard, Shannon Gurek, Lhay Browning Thriffiley, Katie Young, Katherine Karraker, Deborah Moon Shaffer, Debra S. Merchant, Julie Weber, Anne Milkovich, and Karen Stallman.

Three Women in New Teaching Roles

Three Women in New Teaching Roles

Marilyn Kelly joins the law school faculty at Wayne State University and Darline Foltz was hired as an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati. Wendy Davis was promoted to associate professor at Trinity College.

Nine Women in New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Nine Women in New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Taking on new administrative duties are Judy Appleton, Lynette Ralph, Virginia Ruesterholz, Kenya Mann Faulkner, Carrie Kearney, Melinda Church, Melissa Gruver, Meg Amstutz, and Joanne Damminger.

New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

New 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.

A Dozen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

A Dozen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s summary of news of appointments of women to key administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.