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In Memoriam: Joy Theresa DeSensi, 1945-2017
Professor DeSensi served on the faculty at the University of Tennessee for nearly 40 years. She served as professor and chair of the department of kinesiology, recreation, and sports studies and as associate dean for the university’s Graduate School.
In Memoriam: Lennette Johnson Ivy, 1953-2016
Professor Ivy joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi in 1990. She served as clinical supervisor in speech pathology, an assistant and associate professor, and chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders.
New Administrative Duties for 18 Women 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.
The Few Universities Where Women Are a Majority of Ph.D. Recipients in Philosophy
Of the 86 Ph.D. programs in philosophy studied, women earned on average 29.3 percent of all doctorates awarded in the field from 2004 to 2014. Only six universities had a majority of women graduates in their Ph.D. programs in philosophy. The University of Memphis had the highest percentage of women among Ph.D. recipients in philosophy.
The Next Chancellor of the North Orange County Community College District
The community college district includes Cypress College with about 16,000 students, Fullerton College with about 25,000 students, and an extensive School of Continuing Education. Dr. Marshall is currently president of Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa, California.
Three Women Professors Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Amina Khalifa El-Ashmawy, a professor of chemistry at Collin College in Texas, Anna Brickhouse, University Professor of English and American studies at the University of Virginia, and Katherine Grace Hendrix, a professor of communication at the University of Memphis.
Seven Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The seven women scholars who have been selected to receive national awards are Beverly Ann Chin, Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski,, Candice L. Odgers, Darcia F. Narvaez, Sandra D. Lane, Heather J. Conrad, and Katherine C. Hendrix.
In Memoriam: Sheree Lynette Faulk Watson, 1956-2015
Dr. Watson was an associate professor of psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi. Her research focused on the behavior of the Garnett’s bushbaby, a small prosimian primate.
The New Provost at the University of Memphis
Karen Weddle-West has been serving as interim provost since last May. Previously, she was vice provost for graduate programs and the director of diversity initiatives at the university.
Honors and Awards for Seven Women From the Academic World
The honorees are Lisa Feigenson of Johns Hopkins, Hilary Close of the University of Hawaii, Bess Pierce of Virginia Tech, Aida Hurtado of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Jann Warren-FIndley of Arizona State, Rosie Phillips Bingham of the University of Memphis, and Amelia Jones of the University of Southern California.
In Memoriam: Charlotte Edwards Maguire, 1918-2014
Charlotte Maguire was a pioneering pediatrician who was a major force in the establishment of the medical school at Florida State University. She was the only woman in her class at the University of Arkansas College of Medicine.
Seven Women Among the 63 New Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
The seven women elected fellows of the American Mathematical Society are Irena Lasiecka, Kristin E. Lauter, Gordana Matic, Irina Mitrea, Andrea R. Nahmod, Brooke Shipley, and Christina Sormani.
Rutgers University Scholar Wins National Book Award
Ruth Feldstein, an associate professor of history at the Newark, New Jersey campus of Rutgers University, has been selected to receive the National Book Award for 2013 from the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The appointees are Sarah Cortell Vandersypen, Cathy Grimes, Ginny Painter, Marjolie Leonard, Pamela Dumas Serfes, Jill Oswaks, Jamina Scippio-McFadden, Shokrina Radpour Beering, Priscilla Salant, Lauren Ross, Renee Wells, and Julie Hopwood.
Four Women Named Provosts
The new provosts are Wneying Yu at Jacksonville University in Florida, Felcia McInnis Nave at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, Beth Ingram at North Dakota State University and Karen Weddle-West at the University of Memphis in Tennessee.
A Dozen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Posts
The appointees are: Mary Ellen Gillespie, Katherine Ates, Marilyn Smith, Naomi Sigg, Fiona Murray, Virginia Chapman, Pamela Jeffries, Kimberly Logan, Denise Wilbur, Shari Clarke, Trish Boyles, and Rychetta Watkins.
University of Memphis Scholar to Chair the GRE Board
Karen Weddle-West, dean of the Graduate School at the University of Memphis, was named chair-elect of the Graduate Record Examination Board. Dr. Weddle-West also serves as vice provost for academic affairs and director of diversity initiatives at the University of Memphis.
University of Memphis Psychologist Named Editor of a Prestigious Journal
J. Gayle Beck, who holds the Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Clinical Psychology at the University of Memphis, has been named editor of the flagship journal of the Society of Clinical Psychology.
Lisa M. Klesges to Lead the Society of Behavioral Medicine
Lisa M. Klesges, dean of the School of Public Health and professor of epidemiology and social and behavioral sciences at the University of Memphis, will serve one year as president-elect and then assume the presidency of the organization in April 2014.
Ten Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women with new administrative roles are Liliana Rodriguez, Emily Engleschall, Treby Williams, Kari Alldredge, Julie Graves, Fran Hagstrom, Amy Chasteen Miller, Nicole Raimondi, Lesa Hatley Major, and Katherine Aiken.
The President of the University of Memphis Announces Her Retirement
Shirley C. Raines, president of the University of Memphis, has announced that she will step down from her post on June 30. She was named the 11th president of the university in 2001. She is the only woman to have held the position.
Kudos for Book by University of Memphis’ Kristen Iversen
The director of the master of fine arts program in creative writing at the University of Memphis has won numerous awards for her book on growing up near the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant in Colorado.
The First Woman Dean of the College of Business at the University of Louisville
Carolyn M. Callahan will become dean in July 2014. She is currently the KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accounting and director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Memphis in Tennessee.
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs
The four women named to endowed chairs are Sunghee Tak at the University of Memphis, Anne Eichmann at Yale, Elize Glaze at Coastal Carolina, and Constance Campbell at Georgia Southern University.
Six Women Taking On New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Linda Bruce at the University of Memphis, Robin Izzo at Princeton, Anne Collins Goodyear at Bowdoin College, Hilary Flanagan at Notre Dame, Gail Walenga at Purdue and Lisa Tamiris Becker at the University of New Mexico.
University of Memphis VP Honored for Addressing Multicultural Issues in Psychology
Rosie Phillips Bingham, vice president of student affairs at the University of Memphis, was named Distinguished Elder by the National Multicultural Conference and Summit.
Nine Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The new appointees are Kathey Porter, Jaclynn Davis-Wallatte, Tammy Spradlin, Danilee Goodroe, Janet Pelt Wisdom, Karen Weddle-West, Cynthia Sagers, Kimberly page, and Halima Leak.
Seven Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Julie DGraw, Mary Tileston Wagner, Melissa Jordan Love, Dorothy Teegarden, Nancy Guerra, Courtney Leon, and Amy Farmer.
Three Women Named to Prestigious Faculty Positions
Holly Lau was named a department chair of the University of Memphis and Arlene Kanter at Syracuse University and Suzan Kardong-Edgren at Boise State were named to endowed chairs.
Fourteen Women Take On New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of appointments of women to administrative positions in higher education.
Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is news of this week’s appointments of women to key administrative posts at colleges and universities across the nation.
Thirteen Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of appointments of women to key administration posts in academia.
Eight Women Who Are Assuming New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is news of the latest appointments of women to high-level administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Nine Women Assuming New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is news of nine women who have or will soon be taking on new duties.
Seven Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is news of seven women who have been named to new leadership positions at universities across the United States.
