Here is this week’s roundup of women scholars who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
The new deans are Olympia Ross Duhart at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, Shelia Babendir at the University of Phoenix, Anika Spratley Burtin at the University of the District of Columbia, Ayşe Şahin at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida, Hope Bibens at Drake University in Iowa, and Kami Silk at the University of Delaware.
Dr. Kiick taught materials science and engineering at the University of Delaware for 23 years. During her tenure, she had stints as deputy dean of the College of Engineering and chair of the department of biomedical engineering.
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.
