A longtime award honoring outstanding faculty achievement at the University of Miami has been endowed and renamed the Dr. Melanie Rosborough Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award. Originally trained as a mathematician, Dr. Rosborough taught German at the university for over four decades. She was hired just one year after the university opened in 1926.
Tracy Crane of the University of Miami in Florida, Tamara Moore of Purdue University in Indiana, and Aimee Johnson of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvaniahave been appointed to endowed faculty positions at their institutions.
“I have been deeply impressed by Germanna’s strong sense of community and its steadfast commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and student success,” said Dr. Griffith. “I look forward to building upon this remarkable foundation as we continue advancing the College’s mission and impact across the region.”
The women who have been selected for endowed positions are Johanna Burton at the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Contemporary Art, Elizabeth Hinton at Yale University, and Christine Dinh at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
Audina Berrocal, Kendall Donaldson, Ninel Gregori, and Sonia Yoo have been appointed to endowed chairs at the Basom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine.
The new deans are Nicole Leeper Piquero at the University of Maryland, Melissa Cole at John Carroll University in Ohio, Cass Kvenild at the University of Wyoming, Josie Brown at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, and Xan Arch at Portland State University in Oregon.
The deans are Heather Bush at the University of Kentucky, Susan Rowan at the University of Illinois Chicago, Patricia Sanchez Abril at the University of Miami, Marcilynn Burke at Tulane University, LaVonda Reed at the University of Baltimore, Jenna Shim at the University of Wyoming, Kalea Benner at Indiana University, Sheila Yeh at the University of Northern Colorado, Tracy Linderholm at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Franita Tolson at the University of Southern California, and Carol Dawnson-Rose at the University of California, San Francisco.
"I appreciate the support I have received from my faculty and trainee colleagues here at UC San Diego along with colleagues from around the world," said Dr. Gyamfi-Bannerman. "Together we will work to advance our field and our reach, improving patient outcomes and eliminating health disparities.
The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists has honored biologist Maureen Donnelly of Florida International University with the Henry S. Fitch Award for Excellence in Herpetology. This is considered the highest honor within the field of amphibian studies
Dr. Kornfeld currently serves as vice provost for academic programs at Columbia University in New York City. She previously served as vice dean for education at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health. Earlier, Dr. Kornfeld was assistant dean and director of education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Dr. Gyamfi-Bannerman specializes in obstetric complications with a primary focus on preterm birth prevention. She became chair of the department of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at the medical school in 2021. She holds the Samuel SC Yen Endowed Chair. Earlier, she was a professor at Columbia University in New York City.
