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A Dozen Women With New High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Two Women Scholars Named to Editorial Posts at Leading Academic Journals
Rachel Shane, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky, was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society and Professor Jennifer Van Hook of Pennsylvania State University has been named a co-editor of the journal Demography.
Nine Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Honors and Awards for Seven Women in Academia
The honorees are Linda Allen of Hawkeye Community College, Cathy Whitlock of Montana State, Elba Serrano of New Mexico State, Liz Hollingworth of the University of Iowa, Carrie Oser of the University of Kentucky, Christine Colella of the University of Cincinnati, and Dittika Gupta of Midwestern State.
Rebecca Dutch to Lead the American Society of Virology
Rebecca Dutch will become president of the 3,000-member organization in 2016. She is a professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry and associate dean of biomedical education in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky.
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.
Two Women Sociologists Honored by the American Psychology Association
Kathleen Slevin of the College of William and Mary and Toni Calasanti of Virginia Tech are the first non-psychologists to win the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging from the American Psychology Association.
Clemson University Scholar Is the New Leader of the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
Patty B. Scharko is a professor of animal and veterinary sciences and a field and extension veterinarian at Clemson University in South Carolina. She has been on the staff at Clemson since 2008. Previously, she was an extension veterinarian at the University of Kentucky.
One Woman Among Four Finalists to Lead the University of Georgia-Griffin
Luanne Lohr is the national program lead for economics at the United States Forest Service. She has served in this post since October 2014. Previously, Dr. Lohr was a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Georgia.
Fourteen Women in Higher Education Assigned to New Administrative Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
The Next Provost at Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Since 2013, Dr. Heidi M. Anderson has been provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Previously, she served as a faculty member and an administrator at the University of Kentucky for 11 years.
Ten Women in New Teaching Roles at U.S. Higher Education Institutions
The 10 women with new faculty assignments are Rasha Ahmed, Paula P. Schnurr, Carleen Maitland, Jonda C. McNair, Beth Ann Clayton, Susan Strome, Nicole Hodges Persley, Carrie Kitko, Cerasela Zoica Dinu, and Shaunna Scott.
Nineteen Women With New Administrative Posts at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Three Women Scholars Awarded Prestigious Honors
The honorees are Laurie Anderson, a professor of food and animal science at the University of Kentucky, Diana Stano, who recently retired as president of Ursuline College, and Susan Butts of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University.
Five Women Named to Dean Positions
The five women appointed to dean posts are Donna Wagner at New Mexico State University, Elizabeth Wentz at Arizona State University, Rebecca Biron at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Mitzi Vernon at the University of Kentucky, and Mary K. Stamatakis at West Virginia University.
Ardis Hoven Is the First Woman Chair of the World Medical Association
Dr. Hoven will serve a two-year term as head of the organization that represents 111 medical associations worldwide. She is a professor emerita at the University of Kentucky School of Medicine and past president of the American Medical Association.
Colorado State’s Diana Wall Awarded the Ulysses Medal
The award is given annually by University College Dublin to individuals who have made outstanding contributions on a global scale. Dr. Wall, a soil ecologist, has conducted more than 25 research expeditions to Antarctica, where Wall Valley has been named in her honor.
Notable Honors and Awards for Four Women Scholars
The honorees at Teresa Huerta of California State University, Fresno, Charmaine Cadeau of High Point University in North Carolina, J. Elisenda Grigsby of Boston College, and Mary Lloyd Ireland of the University of Kentucky.
In Memoriam: Mamie Salva’ Patterson, 1921-2015
Mamie Salva’ Patterson taught Spanish at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia for a quarter of a century. A native of Puerto Rico, Professor Patterson held a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky.
Seven Women in New University Faculty Posts
The women in new teaching roles are Suzanne C. Segerstrom at the University of Kentucky, Cynthia A. Toth at Duke, Khiaria M. Bridges at Boston University, Anita Berrizbeitia at Harvard, Veerle Keppens at the University of Tennessee, Maureen McHugh at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Gian Turrigiano at Brandeis.
Four Women Named to New Faculty Posts at Leading Universities
The four women in new faculty posts are Stephanie A. Sanders at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ann M. Reed at Duke University in North Carolina, Rebecca Dutch at the University of Kansas, and Roshawnda Annette Derrick at Pepperdine University in California.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Jobs in Higher Education
The appointees are Janice Tawney, Lori S. White, Lorraince Acker, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Janice Lewis, Kirsten Waarala, Laura Simmelink, Nicole Edwards Evans, Sue Roberts, Sarah Covert, Ruth Jacobs Jackson, and Shannon Jackson.
New Women Deans at Five Universities
The five women in new dean posts are Kelly M. Smith at the University of Kentucky, Donna Rapaccioli at Fordham University, Joyce Alexander at Texas A&M University, Gwendolyn Mahon at Rutgers University, and Joanna Masingila at Syracuse University.
Barbara Phillips to Lead the American College of Chest Physicians
Barbara Phillips, professor of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, has been named president-elect of the American College of Chest Physicians.
Western Kentucky University Scholar Honored by the American Folklore Society
Ann K. Ferrell, an assistant professor of folk studies at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, has been named the recipient of the 2014 Wayland D. Hand Prize for the outstanding book on historical and folkloristic perspectives from the American Folklore Society.
New High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education for 14 Women
Here is this week’s roundup of appointments and promotions of women to top-level administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
One Woman Among Three Finalists for Director of the West Virginia University Press
Joyce Harrison is the acquiring editor at Kent State University Press in Ohio. She has held that position since 2008. From 2003 to 2008, Dr. Harrison was editor-in-chief of the University Press of Kentucky.
Alison Davis Is the New President of the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals
Dr. Davis is a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Kentucky. She is a graduate of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and holds a Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University.
Thirteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
The women in new administrative roles are Sheri Phillips, Stephanie Sanders, Katherine Bearden, Shelli Allen, Georgia L. Lorenz, Smitha Haneef, Sara Blair, Jacqueline Alvarez, Donna Polk, Catherine Harmonosky, Sarah Kate Gillespie, Heather Nachtmann, and Susan Carvalho.
Nine Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The new appointees are Shamis Abdi, Leslie C. Davis, Lisa Cassis, DaVida Plummer Vanderploeg, Cynthia J. Brown, Naila M. Mamoon, LaTanya Buck, Jennifer Tiffany, and Karen A. Dowling.
Jacqueline Noonan Honored by the American College of Cardiology
Dr. Noonan officially retired in 2007 after more than 40 years at the University of Kentucky. Now 85 years old, she continues to come to her office at the university every day and lectures, conducts research, writes, and advises junior faculty.
A Trio of New Deans
Stacia Haynie was appointed dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at LSU. Janie Heath will be the next dean of nursing at the University of Kentucky and Nancy Staudt will lead the law school at Washington University in St. Louis.
University of Kentucky Scholar Honored for Her Work to End Sexual Violence
Ann L. Coker, professor in the College of Public Health and the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky, received the Visionary Voice Award from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
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 Quartet of Women Academics Awarded Honors
The award winners are Drucy S. Borowitz of the University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Dawn Braithwaite of the University of Nebraska, Gail Mitchell Hoyt of the University of Kentucky, and Diana McCormick Strickland of East Carolina University.
