The National Academy of Education has elected 19 distinguished education scholars and leaders to its membership. Of the 19 new members of the National Academy of Education, 12 are women.
Dr. Carlson has led the University of Delaware on an interim basis for the past six months. Prior to her interim appointment, she was the university's provost for three years.
Dr. Carberry taught computer science and linguistics at the University of Delaware for more than five decades. During her tenure, she spent five years as chair of the department of computer and information science.
In addition to teaching as an associate professor at the University of Delaware, Dr. Chandrasekaran is a member of the state of Delaware's AI Commission and the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she has made significant advancements in exascale computing.
At the time of her passing, Dr. Walker was an assistant professor and program director for medical diagnostics at the University of Delaware. Her scholarship centered on infectious disease and health policy research.
Brynteson led the University of Delaware Library for 35 years. Throughout her long tenure, she transformed the library's infrastructure, advanced its technology, and expanded its services, programs, and archives.
The University of Delaware has appointed Freda Patterson, Marianna Safronova, and Carolyn Voter to named professorships in health behavior and nutrition sciences, physics and astronomy, and environmental engineering, respectively.
Following the upcoming retirement of the university's current president, Dr. Laura Carlson is slated to become the interim president of the University of Delaware on July 1. She has served as the institution's provost for the past three years.
Throughout her career, Dr. Harding taught women's studies at several institutions both nationally and abroad. She authored numerous books on feminist philosophy and the social studies of science.
Welsh spent 32 years as a financial administrator with Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, including more than a decade of service as vice president of finance.
Dr. Ford's award-winning book Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power, Behind the Civil Rights Movement (Amistad, 2023), examines the social history of Mollie Moon, founding president of the National Urban League Guild.
Dr. Little taught nutrition and dietetics at the University of Delaware for 35 years. During her long tenure, she held several leadership roles within her department.
